People Flee From One Another in Confusion

 

"O, The Messenger of God, What is the fitnah (tribulation) of ‘Ahlas’?" He said: "Fleeing—that is, fleeing of people from one another due to mistrust and looting of people’s possessions.”
(Mukhtasar Tazkirah Qurtubi, p. 386, no. 714)

  

The hadith calls attention that people flee from one another due to mistrust and fear. Possibly, there may be an indication to those who are forced to flee from their homelands, Indeed, due to conflicts, the number of people who leave their homes due to conflicts, and exiled from their lands due to wars has greatly increased by the beginning of the 20th century.

Especially during the last 20-30 years, this increase has reached significant figures. By the year 2001, the number of refugees reached 23 million while the number of people who abandon their homes became around 30 million. *

Cumhuriyet, February 6, 2003, "600,000 immigrants"
Milliyet, August 12, 2003, "Do not send us to Liberia"

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* http://www.ihh.org/multeciler.php