The Orphan and the Refugee

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Today two things came before me.

 The first were these beautiful and inspiring letters written by young Somali refugees to young Syrian refugees. A few examples are given below. (Full credit for the pictures go to the BBC News website).

You can find the full article here.

The second thing was a nasheed that popped into my YouTube subscription this morning. 

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The best house among the Muslims is the house in which orphans are well treated. The worst house among the Muslims is the house in which orphans are ill treated. I and the guardian of the orphan will be in the Garden like that," indicating his two fingers.

Ways to help orphans can be found here and here. To help refugees, take a look here.

May Allah help all the Muslims around the world, wherever they may be, and give us all the ability to help as much as we can - Ameen!

Wasalaam!