The Politics of 27th Night of Ramadan!

Please explain to me why...

1. Why do fundraisers hold Taraweeh hostage on the 27th night of Ramadan? The fundraisers are  overly patronising, rudely interrupting  people's spiritual aura. I know you are carrying out a worthy task, raising money for the Masjid but I am fully capable of making a donation through the website. Emotionally, I don't want the 27th night to become a brand to chug change. If the Masjid produced enough programs for the community, it would not need a fundraiser for support.  Maybe if the Masjid administrations were more kid-friendly and tried to accommodate women more often, people would volunteer their money without being ask. The Prophet (s.a.w) said something to the effect that when a person spreads his hands before others for help, Allah covers and overwhelms this person with poverty. When a person makes duaa, Allah suffices all his needs.

2. Why does the Masjid emphasis on the 27th night of Ramadan being Layl al Qadr? The Prophet (s.a.w) did not mention any specific date then why do we make a big deal only out of the 27th night? The Masjid does a Khatam Qur'an. Why not take advantage of every odd night during the last 10 days? People pile up with their 5 kids and carry-ons for one and a half hour prayer. I don't have space to stand, forget about space to make sujood  because of the sister sporting a chai thermus and a pillow in the row in front of me. I promise you, this is not a camping trip. Also, I promise you that Taraweeh does not mean group recitation. Just because the Imaam is reciting Surahs which you have memorized, please don't recite out loud. 

3. Why does the Imaam make Duaa alQunoot every night in Witr Salah after Tarweeh when the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) made this duaa only a select few times. I am not comfortable making duaa for their for bloodshed. Why can't the Imaam collectively make istighaar on the behest of the Ummah for our personal and communal sins? Destruction and indignity prevails by the permission of Allah when we sin. Sins translate into suffering. We need to stop sinning if we want the suffering to end. Why doesn't the Imaam make duaa to bless this Ummah with another Salahuddin?

4. I am really sad about the protests. Seriously what's the point of demonstrating in front of the Israeli consulate at 6 pm when it closes at 5 pm? And don't even get me started about the Palestinians taking pictures of the dead or maimed victims all day. If people don't have electricity and drinking water, how are they getting wifi? Why are they on social media all day anyway? Isn't a RPG or a bazuka or even a SR22 pistol better than a camera or a phone? Why don't they fight back? Stop calling the Americans and get your own freedom! Even in the United States, police is insulated from politics. People can have their opinions (even protests): they can vote if they like. But policy goes on its merry way, determined by other forces. 

I don't mean that social media is a sign of luxury which the Palestinians don't deserve or should not use. I just think that using electronic communications to overthrow the existing order may not play out like it did during the Iranian Revolution in 1979. When Komeini went to Paris and began recording cassette tapes and calling Iran via the direct telephone system, he reached a vast audience who quickly militarized against the Shah. Therefore, I am not undermining the fact that a lot can and has been said on facebook to spread awareness about the genocide in Palestine but unless words translate into action, the hundreds and thousands of  angry/sarcastic posts, graphic pictures and tweets do not achieve much.

I feel that a billion Muslim, stretching almost 10,000 miles from Morocco to Mindanao, in 53 sovereign states, under OIC (Organization of Islamic conference) are wasting their time on facebook! Why don't our businesses support Palestine like Coca cola, MacDonald's and countless other companies around the world finance the IDF?  Why don't we fight like dozens of Canadians have gone to Israel to take up arms for the Jewish State?

It is the 27th night of Ramadan, I am not going to fret over the internet any more. O Allah, I cry and take my grief to You. *sigh*