The problems of Syrian refugees in Europe and Arab leaders

Extremism breeds in Muslim land today due to this dictatorial rule. In Muslim land people do not enjoy freedom of thought, freedom of expression, freedom of political pluralism and any sort of freedom. As a result of this, people revolted against Arab governments in the Middle East and they are severely punished for expressing their political views.

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by A Special Correspondent

( August 29, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Unfolding events among Muslim Ummah today have generated many theological questions in my mind. Today, most of Muslim countries are in turmoil or in some sort of problems. Yet, Muslim leaders and Muslim scholars do not seem to have taken any proactive measure to solve these problems. Sometimes it looks that they are heedless, sometimes it looks that they are powerless to take any actions, and sometime it looks that they are incompetent. Is it divine fate that Muslims should suffer like this? Or is it the fault of Muslim leadership today that Muslims are suffering like this? Why do Muslims have to suffer like this in this modern age? Who is responsible for all these sufferings? Particularly, people in Middle East. Why do they have to suffer like this? I think in 1400 hundred Islamic history they have never suffered like this in this scale.

Thousands of refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan are arriving in some European countries through Turkey and Libya. It is estimated more than three hundred thousand people crossed to Europe recently. It is reported that since the time of the Second World War, this is the biggest mass exodus in human history in recent time. It is because people in large numbers are on move in thousands. The world never witnessed such a mass human migration in this scale in recent time. It is estimated that more than 6 million Syrians are displaced outside Syria since the war started four years ago. Thousands of people have died in Mediterranean Sea. People are suffering a lot in this difficult journey and some are starving to death on the way to Europe. Graphic pictures of Syrian refugees crossing iron wires in Eastern European countries are shown in many media networks.

It is really heart-breaking to watch those graphic pictures. People are walking with babies in arms. Some elderly people are walking with walking sticks, some others are walking with bandages in their hands and legs. And all sort of people are walking hundreds of miles without food and drinking water. People are disparate to come out of Syria and because there is nothing in Syria. The entire county is destroyed, infrastructure is wiped out in most part of the country. People do not have anything to eat. People do not have any option but leave the country. That is why people have decided to take these difficult routes to come into Europe. All Arab countries in Middle East pathetically failed in their duties and responsibilities to the people of Syria. Of course, Turkey has taken more than 2 million Syria refugees and yet, its resources are limited and entire Muslim world should have taken the responsibilities to resolve this problem. Yet, rich Arab nations have done nothing constructively to solve this problem. Arab nations and its leaders will be answerable to Almighty Allah on the day of judgments about these pathetic conditions of Syrian refugees. Syria has been burning for the last four years and people have been crying for help and yet, this ruthless and merciless Arab leaders did not have any remorse over the suffering of these people. Unfortunately, Islamic leaders, scholars and clerics in Muslim land could not do anything to help out Syrian people in this difficult time.

Incapability and powerlessness of Muslim Ummah to help out Syrian people illustrate the pathetic conditions of Muslims world today. Today, Muslim Ummah is like an orphan. There is no any good political leader for entire Muslim ummah today. There is no any centralised Islamic leadership among Muslim ummah today. There is no voice for Muslim ummah in any international forum. People of Palestine   have been suffering for more 60 years and yet, Muslim leaders in Muslim countries did not take any step to stop the atrocities of Zionists. We have more than 53 Muslim countries today with the population of 1.6 billion. Yet, the influence of Muslim leaders in the international diplomacy is minimal and meagre.

On the other hand, Islamic teachings and values such as a universal Muslim brotherhood, Islamic unity, cooperation and collaboration between international Muslim communities are futile. I wonder if Muslim leaders have any sense of loyalty and allegiance to Islamic faith. I wonder if Muslim scholars have profound knowledge and diplomacy to understand the seriousness of problems that Muslim ummah faces today.

It appears that Muslim leaders and Muslim scholars have left the problems of Muslims today in the hands of Allah to sort them out? Is it really a complete reliance upon Allah? Or is it heedlessness of Muslim leadership today? Is it a fatalism in the front of all these challenges? Whatever happens to Muslim Ummah it happens with the will of Allah and nothing happens beyond the knowledge and scope of Allah. Yet, humanity is responsible for all human actions.

All what happens to Muslims is nothing but what they have earned with their hands. I personally think that Muslim rulers are directly responsible for these dreadful conditions of Muslims in Islamic world today.

How long people will maintain tolerance in the face of these dictatorial Muslim political leadership? Today, many Muslim countries are ruled and controlled by dictators in this modern age. This pathetic situation of Muslims today is direct consequence of this ruthless dictatorship. In 1400 hundreds of Islamic history, Muslims are not humiliated by their leaders as we see today. So called Muslim leaders have enslaved Muslim population with support of mighty military powers and cruel forces.

Extremism breeds in Muslim land today due to this dictatorial rule. In Muslim land people do not enjoy freedom of thought, freedom of expression, freedom of political pluralism and any sort of freedom. As a result of this, people revolted against Arab governments in the Middle East and they are severely punished for expressing their political views.

Muslim rulers spend billions of dollars on arms and weapons and yet, they do not have willingness to support these Syrian refugees. Muslim rulers spend billions of dollars to build their palaces, houses and hotels and yet, they do not have any money to save the lives of these displaced people. At least, 28 European countries under UN convention on refugees agreed to shelter some Syrian refugees.

Why cannot Muslim nations have some sort of Islamic conventions to resettle these Muslim refugees in Muslim lands? Why cannot Muslim countries emulate prophetic tradition of helping Muslim migrants in this difficult situation? Where is the Islamic teaching of helping and supporting destitute people in this difficult situation? I think that some western nations are really applying Islamic teachings on this issue than any Muslim nation. Why cannot Muslim countries have some mechanisms to help these people?

Kings and Princes of Gulf countries will not take their wealth and money when they die. But for sure their good and bad deeds will accompany them when they die. In case of Syrian refugees they have utterly failed and they will be questioned by Allah on the day of judgement about this issue.