Happy and blessed New Hijri Year 1446 to all Muslims in the world, especially to the Muslim refugees.
Today marks Muharram 1, 1447 AH.
Today is the start of the new Islamic Hijri Year 1447.
Our Islamic calendar started from 14 centuries when Prophet Mohamed “PBUH” and his companions, the early Muslims seek refuge and safety in Yathrib that became Islam’s first capital and state.
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Midjourney imagining how the Muslims in Yatharb receving Prophet Muhammed "PBUH" and his companions in the style of American concept artist Mary Blair |
It was not the first time that early and first Muslims had to seek refuge in other city. Yes , early Muslims seek refuge in the Kingdom of Aksum in modern day Ethiopia under the rule of Nagashi/Nagasi/King Ashama in what known in the Islamic history the first Hijra.
Ahl al-Bayt, the Prophet’s own family, had to be refugees as they were persecuted, hunted, displaced, and martyred
Most of the major Abrahamic prophets — in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam — experienced exile, forced migration, or were refugees at some point in their lives.
So I do not know how some people who call themselves as people of faith following Judaism , Christianity and Islam and yet are anti-refugees.
It kills me actually.
In some sad reality , today the largest refugee groups globally are still Muslim-majority populations.We are speaking about Palestinians, Syrians, Afghans, Sudanese , Yemenis, Rohingya and Uighurs.