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32No. 293 | May 2025As the Islamic world is once again shaken by humanitarian tragedies in Gaza, Jenin, and Rafah, many Muslim countries respond in a predictable manner: diplomatic condemnations, humanitarian aid deliveries, and vocal prayers of solidarity. Yet one critical element is almost entirely absent from the political landscape: the courage to sever. To sever ties with oppressors. To sever the normalization that perpetuates colonial domination. In Qur%u2019anic language, this act bears a profound and dignified name: bara%u2019ah.Surah At-Tawbah begins with a decisive moral declaration:%u201c[This is] a declaration of dissociation (bara%u2019ah) from Allah and His Messenger to those with whom you had made a treaty among the polytheists.%u201d (Qur%u2019an 9:1)The verse emerged during a time when the Prophet Muhammad repeatedly faced breaches of peace agreements from polytheistic Arab By: Dr. Otong Sulaeman, Chairman of Sadra Islamic College, IndonesiaBara%u2019ah: Severance as the Path to Justice in the Perspective of Mulla Sadra