Refugees and Asylum In Islam

544 Words2 Pages

A person may leave his/her country of origin due to political reasons. When the person requests for protection from a foreign country he/she is accepted as an asylum. The country offers protection to the person as a political refugee. Those who seek asylum are normally persecuted for political reasons (Oxford journal, 2011).

Those who confess to the Muslim religion view political asylum and migration with great importance. This is due to the political situation of the Muslim states. The region experiences the challenge of political instability. The region experiences frequent conflicts and forced migrants. According to the Islamic theory, there are teachings relating to forced displacement and refugees. The teachings are known as ‘hijraj law’. These laws are different from the other modern refugee laws as give maximum protection to refugees and asylum seekers. According to the teachings, the asylum seekers and the refugees were referred to as ‘mustamium’. According to the Islamic teachings, the refugees and asylum seekers were to be given protection. This was due to the political condition prevailing in most of the Islamic dominated states (Oxford journal, 2008).

The Islam religion has several institutions that address several issues. The institutions aim at improving the relation among people and promoting mutual understanding. One of the institutions is the “aman”. This institution unites individuals, groups and associations of Islamic religion in Asia. Though the institution is basically of Muslim origin, it also cooperates with groups of other faiths. The aim of this institution is to advocate for poverty eradication, human rights, social justice, environmental protection, communal harmony, peace and inter-fa...

... middle of paper ...

...was triggered by the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. There were also unnecessary arrests which were worsened by the Cairo fire on ‘black Saturday’, 26 January 1952 and the Suez war in 1956 (Andrew Mango, 1985).

Reference List

Abdas Sabur, (2003). Asian Muslim Action Network. Retrieved from:

http://www.iiipeace.org/AMAN%20Network%20Info%2005_07_13.htm

Andrew Mango, (1985). Remembering The Minorities. Retrieved from:

http://www.jstor.org/pss/4283089

Oxford Journals, (2008). Asylum In Islam and In Modern Refugee Law. Retrieved from:

http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/content/27/2/51.abstract

Oxford Journals, (2011). Refugee Survey Quarterly. Retrieved from:

http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/refqtl/about.html

Racheline Barda, (2008). The Modern Exodus of the Jews of Egypt. Retrieved from:

http:// www.nebidaniel.org/.../Whence%20_%20Hence%20by%20R.Barda.doc

Open Document