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A good friend of mine pernah ask me what i think about refugees coming to our country. I said i didn& #39;t know too much about it but i think it& #39;s generous of our country to help them, but myb the resources don& #39;t seem to be enough. She then raised a really great point; she said
"I was reading about the sirah of how the muhajirin came to madinah. Rasulullah& #39;s first stratgy was to pair the muhajirin with a keluarga angkat among the ansar. And you know the story of abdul rahman auf? Yang & #39;kluarga ansar& #39; dia sanggup bagi half his wealth for him to settle..?
"what if the secret to the success of hijrah was that the ansar had & #39;shared& #39; their wealth by merging into this & #39;buddy system& #39;, rather than & #39;providing a new space& #39; for the muhajirin?"
I was..astounded..by how true her words rang.
I was..astounded..by how true her words rang.
She sambung "What if the reason why we think taking in refugees is a burden, is bcs we& #39;re trying to & #39;create a space for them& #39; rather than taking them in as one of our own?"
I was honestly left speechless. She was right. Rather than having economic burden to the country,
I was honestly left speechless. She was right. Rather than having economic burden to the country,
we& #39;d probably be able to save more resources just by *sharing*.
I know we worry a lot about & #39;outsiders& #39; coming into our country. And the 1st reason anyone would disagree with all the above is bcs of & #39;safety& #39;.
Just thought we could take a step back to see how kindness helps.
I know we worry a lot about & #39;outsiders& #39; coming into our country. And the 1st reason anyone would disagree with all the above is bcs of & #39;safety& #39;.
Just thought we could take a step back to see how kindness helps.
The kindness of the ansar was traded for the trust and support of the muhajirin.
Don& #39;t know if anyone would read this. I& #39;m sharing this bcs of the amount of dislike some people are showing against refugees in our country, calling them a burden.
Be kind.
Don& #39;t know if anyone would read this. I& #39;m sharing this bcs of the amount of dislike some people are showing against refugees in our country, calling them a burden.
Be kind.
(am going to mute the notifications to this thread now. It& #39;s okay to have a different/opposing view. If you have had negative encounters with refugees, I pray you are safe. May God protect us all. Ramadhan kareem to all muslims)
