When the Soul Stops Responding

We give, we speak, we post—but where is the response? Has the soul grown numb? Islam begins with connection, yet we drift into isolation and superficiality.

I keep returning to the same question: Why don’t people respond anymore?
You can put out a truth, a light, something deep and sincere—and silence.

We say Islam is a religion of connection, of mercy, of community—but where is that lived, felt, embodied? We use social media to "connect," but do we really? Most of it is performance, not presence. Response is what makes us human. Recognition. Thoughtfulness. Soul meeting soul. But something's changed.

You share knowledge, something you know isn't common—and not a single reply.
And yet we talk endlessly about charity. We throw food at problems and call it sincerity.
But do we stop to ask: Is it reaching the people? Is it from the heart? Is the soul of this act alive or just for show?

Zakat becomes optional. Law is dismissed. Spirit is overlooked. And we forget that the spirit comes first.
That law without life is a corpse. That giving without seeing the person is just transaction, not transformation.

And so I wonder: Are we fooling ourselves?
Are we becoming so superficial that we've forgotten how to respond—not just with words, but with soul?