People Flee from One Another in Confusion

	"O, Messenger of God, what is the fitna of Akhlas?" He said: "Fleeing - that is, the fleeing of people from one another due to mistrust and the looting of people's possessions." (Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 386, no. 714)

The hadith states that people will flee from one another due to mistrust and fear. This might be a reference to those who are forced to flee their homelands. Indeed, the number of refugees and exiles had increased greatly by the beginning of the twentieth century.

Especially during the last 20-30 years, this increase has reached significant figures. By 2001, the number of refugees reached 23 million while the number of people who had abandoned their homes was about 30 million.

(Left) Emigration wave of 600 thousand people (Cumhuriyet, February 6, 2003) (Right) Do Not Send us Back to Liberia ( Milliyet, August 12, 2003)

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