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S Standing up for our Syrian refugee brothers in the

same way as the Ansar in the time of our Prophet
(saas) is a requirement of Islam's morality

Listening to arguments about Syrian refugees, hearing that these
innocent people want to return to the climate

of conflict because of the unpleasing atti-
tudes of some provocateurs and seeing the
despairing expressions on the faces of those
kept waiting at border crossings of course
distressed us all. Remember that many of
these people had professions, cars, homes
and resources of one kind or another; yet the
oppression in Syria is so terrible that they
had to migrate and flee to a neighboring

country in fear of their lives. They preferred
being refugees to being bombed, raped or
beaten to death with truncheons. They
sought refuge in our lands to protect their families, without thinking
about their lives they worked so hard to build over the years.

Thinking of our relations with these Syrian brothers solely in terms
of politics or the national economy, hiding behind such concepts as "con-
junctures, geopolitics and realpolitik", issuing disturbing statements will
result in a tragedy in the name of humanity. As with everything in our
lives, we must also consider this state of affairs within the framework

of Islam's morality, think in a rational and conscientious way and act
accordingly.

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