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Integral Scientific and Religious Approach to Covid-19 the Sudden Spike in Infections with Covid-19 Is Been a Major Setback Abrar A bi-monthly newsletter published by the Abrar Islamic Foundation 45 CrawfordEdior: Place, DrLondon Saeed W!H Shehabi 4LP A bi-monthly newsletter Tel:Published 020 7724 by the 3033 45Fax: Crawford 020 7724 Place, 7219 LondonEmail: W1H 4LP Vol 16, No 7 (391) 1st—15th October 2020 [email protected] Tel: 020Website: 7724 3033 Integral scientific and religious approach to Covid-19 www.abrar.org.uk The sudden spike in infections with Covid-19 is been a major setback. Religion has not claimed Email: a serious development in the fledgling battle superiority in fighting normal diseases or pan- abrarhouse between mankind and the Corona virus. Nine demics. Islamic teachings have stressed the @hotmail.com months have passed since the infections had need to regulate the human intake as a way to Website begun and research started to counter its spread. prevent diseases. Imam Ali said: The stomach www.abraronline.net Up to date no real breakthrough has been is the house of disease; the diet is the house of Charity no. 293802 achieved. It is clear that the summer season has cure. Modern medicine is based on tackling the reduced infections especially in the Northern symptoms of the disease but not the causes re- hemisphere, but they have started to climb up as lated to the quality of food. With the spread of Autumn began. It is feared that seasonal cold the genetically modified (GM) foods and the and flu can lead to the mushrooming of the extensive use of chemical fertilisers healthy diet We stand for: Covid-19 infections and more death could oc- has not been available to all. Organic products cur. The governments aim at preventing the are too expensive and scare and are not immune • Inter-faith and inter- scenario of overwhelmed health services that from human intervention. Religion has promot- civilisational dialogue also have to deal with seasonal and normal ail- ed healthy eating and moderate intake. Imam ments. The second wave of the pandemic could Ali also said: Sit on to east when you feel like • Respect for the human complicate the situation further. What does all to eat (have appetite) and leave when you still race and rights this mean? feel like to eat (ie, avoid excessive eating). Re- There have been two conflicting strategies; to ligion also calls for deep understanding of the • Cooperation for the go all the way for a total lockdown. This has divine (natural) laws and promote divine in- good of people proven to be effective in most countries that structions to mankind as complimentary (and had seen large infections like China, Italy, part of) the natural laws. It also promotes the • Moderation Spain and UK. Infections and death came down principle of the integral relations between man • Modernity dramatically The other strategy is to avoid total and nature, rather than the notion of struggle shutdown of the economy and to let the virus against nature or the struggle to “conquer” it. • High standards of take its course. The summer months saw the As the world prepares to enter into a probable spirituality lifting of most restrictions. People failed to ob- second lockdown to avoid a repeat of last win- serve the essential parameters; social distanc- ter’s sour experience, mankind is urged to make ing, wearing of masks and general cleanliness. positive use of segregation and solitude. Yes It was expected that this would lead to further technology has provided virtual life away from spread of the disease. Now that situation has reality, but this does not provide for the human In this issue risen in most places. It is a known fact that the need of spirituality and engagement with God. Chinese are the most observant of the regula- The solitude provides ample opportunity to Local Events 2 tions, even before the pandemic. In the streets engage in spiritual ascendance with deeper link- of the European cities, the Chinese would be age with God and deeper belief in the Muslim Affairs 3 seen wearing face masks to avoid the pollution. “Unseen”. Science has, so far, failed to stem the After the pandemic China spread of the pandemic. was the fastest to impose Religion does not claim the Arba’een is becoming restrictions and take the ability to do that either. But interfaith meeting 4 pandemic more seriously what religion provides is than others. The result has an ample platform for man- Desecration of sanctities been that China has en- kind to engage with the to deflect attention 5 joyed mor stable situation absolute and entrench faith with small numbers of and belief. While urging Debate in Singapore: infections and almost no people to engage with sci- deaths, while European ence and follow instruc- Hijab and job 6 countries are now witness- tions by health and science ing new spikes. experts, people are also The road to Arba’een 8 While science has been urged to dig deeper into the main player in the matters of faith, spirituality fight against the pandem- and moral ascendance. ic, its failure to produce Integration of religion and vaccination or cure has science will work. Page 2 Local Events GCC-Israel links debated the issues that split the region into the We recognise that our country has been over whelming majority of people on the standing all the time with the rights of On 15th September a joint online semi- one hand and these isolated propped up the people. Since 2010 things. Today we nar was held by the Open Discussion regimes like the UAE, Bahrain and the can see the problem. It will lead us to a and the Gulf Cultural Club to debate Saudi regime who are only there because war in the region. We can see that the the signing of the political deal between of the CIA and Mossad and foreign inter- UAE is responsible for that. Abu Dhabi the governments of the United Arab vention which is keeping them in power. is leading the emirates and we know that Emirates on one hand and the Israeli Jawad Fairooz (former Bahraini MP) today the people will make the decision government. Three speakers addressed said: I like to stress how active the Bah- without taking the opinion of the other the meeting. raini people have been to support the states or the other emirates. The consti- Sami Ramadani, Iraqi veteran activist Palestinians to get their land back and to tution describes the relationship with and researcher first referred to the secure their rights. The Bahraini people Israel and how we have to deal with the Camp David agreement signed by for- have been active in this for more than six rights of the Palestinians. This agree- mer Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat decades. They have provided logistical ment contradicts the values upon which and Israel following the 1973 October and financial support. I could not find any our countries were founded which are War. That deal caused a major setback other nation in the Gulf more active than based mainly on supporting all the re- for the Palestinian struggle. The Egyp- the Bahrainis in the 50s, 60s and 70s. gional causes and not building relation- tian-Israeli deal of 1979 is by far the Even today there are absolute security ships with the Israeli occupation. Today most strategic event and set the region measures in every corner of the country. I the Emirati people cannot raise their back in terms of US and Israeli occupa- can mention a list of the names of the voice. There is only one voice; that of tion of Arab land. The second country Bahrainis who were martyred when they the government. They imprison people that followed Egypt was Jordan in participated in certain wars and the popu- who call for reform. These people estab- 1994. Jordan established mutual rela- lar movement and confrontations that lished an association in 2000 which is tions with Israel again under the auspi- happened during different times. anti-normalisation with the Israeli occu- ces of the USA with President Clinton The second point about the treaty is that it pation. These people are either in jail or being the arbiter of that recognition. is against the sovereignty of the country out of the country. So we had to estab- Now we have the two miniature re- and the question comes who gave the lish a new association in 2010 in Shar- gimes of the UAE and Bahrain follow- right to the ruling family to take such an jah. We have now established a new ing suit. One should differentiate re- important decision. We are challenging association outside the country. Many gimes and governments from the peo- the current government and the ruling people have joined us. The voice of the ple because none of these treaties re- family. Who did they consult when they people shows that most of the people of flect the will of the Egyptian, Jordani- took this decision? Where did they get the UAE are against this agreement an, Emirati or Bahraini people. The this right to take such an important deci- which was made without taking the relations between Israel, UAE and Bah- sion which is affecting our sovereignty? opinion of the people into account. rain have been developing since 2010 It is against Article 1 of the constitution There are more than 250,000 people and since 2015 much more publicly which clearly mentions that sovereignty who signed our petition which was between Bahrain and Israel. The inva- is in the hands of the people, the source drafted yesterday. We see how the peo- sion and occupation of Bahrain by Sau- of all power.
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