Press Release
A Million Syrian Refugees as the World Still Watches
(Translated)

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees announced the number of Syrian refugees he has documented in the surrounding countries has exceeded one million much earlier than expected, which has increased pressure on the surrounding countries that have had difficulty supporting them.

The influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey, including Iraq and Egypt and other countries consists of women, children and elders; the healthy and ill, the pregnant and nursing. The number has increased greatly since the beginning of the year to reach one million. The reports indicate half the refugees are children less than 18 years old, and one in five is less than 5 years old, and the bitter irony is that the millionth refugee is documented as a woman and mother of two children, and they all suffer from psychological trauma and do not own anything, and have lost members of their families. These are the people who have been relocated to the miserable and humiliating camps, where they depend on the generosity of the host countries and the response of the humanitarian agencies and monetary aid from governments and individuals.

Oh Muslims: The Revolution of al-Sham is not only a matter of the numbers and statistics of martyrs and injured and refugees, and it is not just a humanitarian issue concerned with sheltering and feeding the refugees and requesting aid from governments and international agencies. Instead, it is a fateful issue for people who announced their revolution for Allah's sake. It is a conflict between Iman and Kufr that is conveyed in the chants and demonstrations that say "Our leader, forever, the Prophet Muhammad," and it is the selection of Allah's law that is conveyed in the demand for an Islamic State, not a civil or democratic one. This is a revolution that terrifies the Kuffar, so they try in every way to steal it and steer it off its track and plot against it, and Britain's recent announcement that it is prepared to support Assad's opposition with aid and tanks is only an example of this. This is absolutely unacceptable, for this is a revolution for Allah's sake, and it should not be polluted by the assistance of the Kuffar. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Do not seek light from the fire of the Mushrikeen."

The women and children of al-Sham suffer two tragedies in the refugee camps; the tragedy of destitution, humiliation, indignity, harassment and illness; and reports indicate that there is an increase in premature births due to malnourishment and psychological stress, and the fear that they suffer due to the continued forced displacement and fleeing from the country. And the criminal regimes in the Muslim countries, instead of moving even a part of their armies to eliminate the tyrant and put an end to the bloodshed and the violation of the women of al-Sham, and put an end to their suffering, they participate in the conspiracy and even complain about the negative impact the refugees have on their economies.

Oh people of power and strength, how many refugees do you wish there to be before you sense the magnitude and tragedy and horror of the situation? Your brothers and sons scream and plead for your help to save them from the hell of the tyrant!  Allah Almighty says,

(وإنِ اسْتَنْصَروُكُمْ فِي الدّين فَعَلَيْكُمْ النَّصْـر)

"If they seek your aid in religion, it is your duty to help them." [Surah Al Anfal: Aya 72] So rise up to your responsibility to protect them and defend them and dispose of the criminal regime, and establish the Second Righteous Khilafah "Caliphate" on the method of the Prophethood that will take revenge from them and return justice and provide security and safety.

Dr. Nazreen Nawaz
Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir