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Originally Posted by Bluestar
I wouldn't know what he cares about, i only know what was written. I think separating the dead into muslim and non muslim does undermine the disaster and the suffering that it's caused. I don't think that is necessary information at a time like this.
Why would you think that would make me happy? This isn't a *** for tat game. I wasn't judging you and i didn't doubt you but i do/did think your brought up something that was inappropriate and irrelevant.
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With the country in a state of turmoil, Afzal was able to contact a family member to find out his immediate family is ok, Alhumdullilah. And in the process, he was given a first-hand account of the situation there. He decided to bring that information, from a primary source, onto Islamica. Thank God you were here to tell us what he "Implied" by doing that.
He never separated the dead into Muslims and non-Muslims, nor overlooked the fact that thousands are dead. He was just giving an update on the Muslim's situation in this disaster. In fact, that was only
one sentence out of his entire post. Its the same as when the Virginia Tech Massacre happened and everyone was asking if the Muslim Students are ok. Were we making the rest of the victims "less valuable humans"? No one seemed to have thought so.
Now lets put that all aside and assume that he Did give an update on the Muslims only. According to the Social Identity Theory we associate with out in-group, which for most of us is our religion (and nationality in most cases). We tend to focus on them primarily, like our family. Makes sense considering the Prophet (S) said that this Uma is like one body; when any limb of it aches, the whole body aches. Its as if the building you live in collapses and you inquired about your family. Does that mean everyone else is "less-human"? Does that mean you don't care about everyone else in the building? Does that mean you wouldn't help with the recovery efforts to the best of your ability? Would that make the collapse any less of a disaster? If you're family wasn't involved, would it relieve your right to help? The answer to all of these questions should be no. The cyclone is a catastrophe. And mentioning that he has not heard of any 'mosque causalities' yet is not "inappropriate."
Quit painting the world as Black-and-White. An update on the
Muslim's situation (on an
Islamic forum) in a disaster is not similar to degrading everyone else to "less-human" level. Dont psycho-analyze a post and find a meaning that doesn't exist.
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