TY - JOUR
T1 - Spending Ethically for Justice: A Muslim Response to the Uyghur Genocide.
AU - Sweida-Metwally, Samir
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This paper is focused on highlighting the situation in occupied East Turkistan, explaining the persecution faced by the Uyghurs and other Muslim Turkic groups, and why it can legitimately be described as a genocide. Building on this, through scriptural analysis of the Qur’an and Sunnah, the paper argues that in the face of such injustice, it is incumbent on every Muslim to change their consumption habits to ensure they are not spending their rizq (sustenance) on perpetuating the suffering of Uyghurs and other Turkic people. Specifically, I show that social justice is at the heart of the Muslim faith, and that it is contrary to Islamic teaching to appraise the value of social action through its measure of effectiveness in this dunya (world) alone.
AB - This paper is focused on highlighting the situation in occupied East Turkistan, explaining the persecution faced by the Uyghurs and other Muslim Turkic groups, and why it can legitimately be described as a genocide. Building on this, through scriptural analysis of the Qur’an and Sunnah, the paper argues that in the face of such injustice, it is incumbent on every Muslim to change their consumption habits to ensure they are not spending their rizq (sustenance) on perpetuating the suffering of Uyghurs and other Turkic people. Specifically, I show that social justice is at the heart of the Muslim faith, and that it is contrary to Islamic teaching to appraise the value of social action through its measure of effectiveness in this dunya (world) alone.
U2 - https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/spending-ethically-for-justice-a-muslim-response-to-the-uyghur-genocide
DO - https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/spending-ethically-for-justice-a-muslim-response-to-the-uyghur-genocide
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
JO - Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research
JF - Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research
ER -
