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The first four years of my imprisonment were spent mainly gathering information about the facility and developing various plans for escaping. Initially, I was figuring out how to escape alone, then I included a friend (a new Muslim), so the plans had to change. Eventually, there was a group of us, so again, the plan…

Rasulullah ﷺ said: “من رأى منكم منكراً فليغيره بيده، فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه، فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه، وذلك أضعف الإيمان” There is clearly a sequence here of decreasing accountability proportionate to one’s real capacity to effectively bring about change. But also, implicit in this hadith is a prohibition of futile strategies. Insisting to try to…