Title: Insha' Allah
Fandom: Kingdom Of Heaven
Character: Imad
Word Count: 220
A/N: "Insha' Allah" - Arabic term, roughly translated as "God willing, " "God wills it" or "If it is God's will." This drabble came about as part of an open monthly challenge & is not meant to cause any offence.
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Insha' Allah
I am a spiritual man. A religious man. A man of peace. I have my faith and I'm devoted to it. I willingly follow the path of Allah and will not and do not wish to stray from my beliefs. From my God ...
But sometimes, it is an arduous task. They say "man's mind is willing, yet the flesh is weak" and from what I've witnessed over the years, there's a grain of truth to it. This war brings out the evil in man. Wickedness. Cruelty. Malice ...
I see it clearly in these so-called "Christians." These Crusaders who dare call themselves "God's Warriors." They come to our land, in the name of their God, their religion ... They claim to act on behalf of their God. That it is his will that my people are put to the sword and laid waste, that their blood not water now nourishes this barren land ...
And now I'm conflicted. My faith begins to waver and I hate myself for it. A true God - my Lord Allah - would never desire destruction and war. The unnecessary deaths. The futile massacre of innocents.
So, now I find myself here - in the midst of all this carnage - the curved blade of my scimitar stained with scarlet, defending my people ... my land ... because those barbarian dogs claim "insha' allah" ...
Finis