Mustafa Khattab – Helping Syrian Refugees
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Hi.
I need,
2 volunteers. So okay. No dates. No candy
today. Okay?
So you do
Okay?
So we will take, we'll take we'll take
we'll take
So,
hey, I'll take you guys.
Come
here.
Move forward. You don't have to sit by
the camera. Come here.
Okay, guys. Come. Everywhere from the wall.
Come.
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good. Hey.
Okay. Stand here.
So,
your name again?
So,
over a few 5 years ago,
the war started in Syria.
100 of 1000 have been killed,
and 1,000,000 have been made made refugees.
They left their homes,
so many people,
lost beloved ones like their brothers, their parents,
and so on and so forth.
So, these 4 guys here,
they're Syrian refugees. Let's assume they're Syrian refugees.
So some of them lost,
like a family member, a brother, a sister,
so on and so forth. Their house was
star headed,
they lost everything, their money,
family members, everything. They lost their land,
and of course, their store their schools were
destroyed
because
some of the air strikes
from the Russian forces, Syrian,
troops, they're targeting
masjids,
schools, houses, and so on and so forth.
From what I heard, there are more than
3,000,000,
3,000,000,
Syrian students who can't make it to school.
Why? Because the store the schools have been,
totally destroyed,
or because they can't walk in the street.
Right?
So many people can't pray in the masjid
because the masjids are either destroyed,
or it is not safe to walk in
the street to go to the masjid for
Jummah.
Forget about toys,
forget about good food,
forget about sitting with your family or playing
outside.
Right?
So, what they try to do,
most of them
are locked inside, they cannot leave Syria.
Those who are fortunate enough to leave and
go to neighboring countries
like Lebanon.
There are so many who have been to,
Turkey. Turkey has received, if I remember correctly,
over a1000000 and half, like that, 1,000,000 and
half serials.
Also there is the good example of Canada.
We received over 30,
32,000
so far, and the Canadian government is,
is promising to receive
more. But this is the good part of
it, but most of the Syrian refugees, and
we're talking about millions of them,
they are not lucky enough.
Some of them died in the Mediterranean,
they drowned. You have seen so many stories
and you have seen the pictures, the guy
who was
on the, you know, off the,
you know, coast of Turkey who drowned.
Some make it to Europe and
they are not well received.
I've heard about so many, Syrian camps that
have been burned up,
and if there there are so many cases,
there is one reason, in my opinion, that
someone didn't. If it happened in many places,
on the borders of some countries, it means
that
some people inside that country are not welcoming
of these people.
This week,
there is a member of parliament
or a congressman in the US who is
trying to pass a law in the US
to stop receiving Syrian refugees. I'm not sure
if they received any of them, but he
would like to,
to to say, basically, that Syrian refugees are
not welcome in this country because, number 1,
they are going to take our jobs,
and number 2, they are going to be
a threat to all of us.
Okay.
There are so many things that we can
learn from all I I mentioned. Number 1,
it can happen to any one of us.
I know that you,
your parents or your families immigrated from somewhere
else.
Africa, Asia, Europe,
maybe Latin America from different places,
and it can happen to any one of
us.
Right?
Even in the US,
even in some places in Europe,
some people, like,
they,
suffer from tornadoes
and hurricanes, and and they become homeless. So
even in North America we have these issues.
So what do we learn from all these
stories?
Number 1, I want someone to tell me.
Yes.
Be brave. Okay.
What else?
Help others.
So, we have things at home that we
we don't use. Like, normally,
we buy stuff, clothes and stuff, and this
is true for almost every one of us.
Sometimes we buy shirts, we buy shoes, and
so on and so forth. We end up
using them once or twice a year,
sometimes we never use them. So, this is
a time, a good time to share with
those who have less. What else?
Yes.
I think,
you should always say, because
you see, like,
you you let's say you're eating very good
food, right? But let's say you ate it
yesterday. So you
This is an excellent point. We should send
you a check-in the mail.
Almost all of us are so fortunate.
You have a roof over your head at
home, you have a place to stay, you
have a family,
your dad has a job,
Insha'Allah, I would say at least most of
us,
food is prepared
almost every day, you have a school to
go to, the boss will go home and
take you, or maybe your family will give
you a ride,
they give you food, Alhamdulillah, you enjoy life,
you have toys, you have a place to
play, but there are some people in this
world who have nothing of the above.
Nothing.
Nothing.
So the things that we take for granted
like food, water, shelter, a place to stay,
and clothing, and all these things, some people
don't have access to all of these things.
So as the sister said, we shouldn't be
complaining and whining all the time. Like say
for example, they cook something at home, biryani
or whatever food they cook,
and you go home and you have the
leftovers and you start whining.
Why do I have to eat this? What
did you say the rest of the day?
I'm miserable because of you.
Come on man.
People go around, they look in the garbage
to find something to eat.
So please stop whining and complaining.
Appreciate whatever you have, and say Alhamdulillah, and
thank you parents.
Right? Alhamdulillah, we live in nirma and the
blessings of Allah in this country. Right? So
we should appreciate whatever we have.
What else do we learn?
Insha'Allah, before I forget, we're getting a, representative
from Islamic Relief, brother Akbar Ali. He's gonna
be here in a couple of weeks, inshallah,
to talk to us how do they, serve
and help the Syrian refugees. They help families.
Recently, we donated over a 100 copies of
the Quran to be given to the Syrian
refugees,
and also we're trying to get around
50 prayer rugs so we can give to
Syrian families inshaAllah from this Masjid.
So inshaAllah I'm gonna talk to the principal
if in 2 weeks we can get, like,
some of you or all of you to
donate a dollar or 2
to present them to brother Ali when he
comes to represent Islamic Relief, to be presented
to the Syrian children, people your age who
come to this country. What else do we
learn? We need a boy. Yes.
Alhamdulillah.
We should be grateful that we are living
in a great country like this
because in most parts of the Muslim world,
whether we're talking about Palestine, we're talking about
Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Libya,
Kashmir,
so on and so forth. They have issues.
Most Muslim countries, they have issues because of
different reasons. I'm not going to get into
the details, but alhamdulillah, when we see all
these examples and the bloodshed, and the suffering,
and the pain, we should appreciate
what we have here in this country. Alhamdulillah.
We say Alhamdulillah.
We'll take one last, thing. Yes.
I will talk to Islamic Relief to see
if they accept,
clothes and shoes to give to the Syrian
families, inshallah.
Okay. Tell me.
Good job. So, the brother is
so if you already have toys and you
already have games, would you use a $100
to buy a new game or maybe give
$50
to feed a new family?
Think about it. I'm not gonna tell you
what to do. Right? But the best thing
to do is to put the point, I'm
telling you all this today, is to put
yourself in the shoes of others.
What would you do if you weren't them?
What would you expect from people if you
were a refugee, like these people? All the
doors are closed in your face, you lost
family members, you lost your house, your town,
everything, and your money. So what do you
want people to do as your brothers and
sisters in humanity? I'm gonna leave you with
this. We'll see you tomorrow. We ask Allah,
subhanahu wa ta'ala, to make it easy for
our Syrian,
brothers and sisters
and the rest of the Muslim world. And
we ask Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala Why did
you say that? Put a drop in our
hearts, Halasta, we'll look and go inshallah.
No questions after I finish because you guys
are all over me. I'll answer any questions
tomorrow or Monday's day inshallah. Salaam Alaikum.