Re: 10,000 killed in Burmese cyclone
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Originally Posted by Bluestar
By overlooking the fact that thousands of people are dead and enquiring only about the Muslim number. It's insensitive and implies that they are less valuable human beings than the muslim dead.
This discussion shouldn't prop up in every thread that reports a catastrophe. They are people who were somebodys brother/sister, mother/father, son/daughter and it should be our duty to support them and if we can't support them, then pray for them.
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Yes, they are people's families. And in this case, Afzalaung's. Its his country. Do you think he only cares about the Muslims in his home land? Him bringing up the Masjid casualities was not a way to downplay the severity of the situation. It was not being insensitive...but like you said, religion brings similar people together, and he was trying to bring light of the Muslim's situation to an Islamic forum. But at the same time, he wasn't taking away from the tragedy that this has become.
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A companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The Prophet asked us to do seven things: to visit the sick, to follow funeral processions, to seek God's mercy for someone who sneezes, to return greetings, to help those who are wronged, to accept invitations, and to fulfill our oaths and promises."
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Hadith 625
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