Yassir Fazaga – The Reality of The Refugee’s Life – Reminders & Reflections

			Salam alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatu
		

			some finishing up what we started Few days back 1945 After World War Two, some like to call it
Western world. Number two,
		

			a lot of Europeans were displaced inside Europe as a result of the war that took place. And that is
when the UNHCR was initiated High Commission for Refugees to talk about what to be done about, about
refugees. And some of you might have heard the secretary of the United Nations Gutierrez Few days
back, he was quoting the Quran as one of the most beautiful principles to how how to be how to deal
with how to deal best with refugees.
		

			And he quoted the verse in Surah Toba
		

			and a lot of people, especially non Muslims view Surah to Toba as one of the most quote unquote
violent sutras in the Quran because it does speak about the concept of war. And as you know that we
Muslims believe in the concept of a just wore at any case, what does he quote he quotes a verse
where Allah Subhana Allah says, we're in a huddle minimal shakiness Dejagah for a year who had died
a smoke alarm Allah He some little homeowner, if one of the palace polytheists asks the for amnesty,
grant them amnesty lets that they hear the words of ALLAH and make sure that they are safe had
Diablo mana until they get to a place that is that is safe.
		

			What is nice about the verse Mr. Misha very, says Mushrikeen polytheist here is not just a person
who has who spiritually is defected. But what they're saying is that it said that this is actually a
mohareb. This is somebody who has waged war against you. So he said that if these people ask for a
safe haven, they asked for safety. It said, you grant them you grant them that, which is
Subhanallah, an amazing concept that is in the Quran, and that is people who seek refuge, they are
to be granted that refuge. And the way that the Secretary Gutierrez was was quoting this verse is
that he said that what was interesting about the verse is that the Quran did not say, give refuge to
		

			people who are like you, he said, give people to the kind of people that we believe to be guilty of
the most serious crime and that is associating others with Allah subhanho wa taala. So he said, you
know, give real refuge, not only to the people who are not like you, but you also give refuge to
people who may not like you, you still give them you still give them refuge, just to give you an
idea of, you know, on a day like this, which is, you know, World Refugee Day as to how to be
addressing
		

			these issues. And then also, if you remember, one of the kinds of people who are to be the recipient
of Zika is this idea of urbanists, Serbian people who are shelterless people have no places to go.
And generally speaking, that is the that is the case with with refugees. In my previous job, I did
mental health assessment for refugees. And I know that a lot of people talk about, you know, when
refugees come, they get so much money. When refugees come, at least during the time that I was
working there. The first month, they get $900. They're supposed to get rent, by furniture with that
$900 That is given that is given to them. And I remember I would go with these refugees trying to
		

			get them a place to rent, nobody would rent them anything because they don't have a job. Well, they
just came in, we don't care. They don't have a job. There is no income. They have a job, but they
don't have any credit history. Yeah, but because they just came right now. We don't care. They don't
have credit history. I will cosign for them. No, that's not good enough. They don't have enough
credit history. So when people think that you know what, we brought these refugees here, and then
everything is hunky dory for them. That is not necessarily the case. After that they receive $267 a
month for eight months, and that is the end of it. So again, when you hear about refugees, the focus
		

			is usually where the refugees are going, how much resources are dedicated to them. And we said that
is part of the conversation. But the bigger conversation is, why did they become refugees to begin
with?
		

			and can there be something to be done about
		

			about that like you said just appreciate the teachings of the Quran regarding other people may Allah
Subhana Allah increases in understanding arpillera