Re: Qur'an Brings Smile to Chechen Refugees in Austria

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> Qur'an Brings Smile to Chechen Refugees in Austria
>
> By Ahmed Al-Matboli, IOL Correspondent
>
> VIENNA, January 18, 2006 (IslamOnline.net) - Austrian Muslims have brought
a
> smile to dozens of Chechen faces who sought refuge in the European country
> with the distribution of much-needed Russian translations of the meanings
of
> the Noble Qur'an.
>
> "We aim to closely knit Chechen families to their faith and to educate
them
> about Shari`ah and teach them Arabic to protect them from a ferocious
> proselytizing campaign in the country," Fareed Soliman, who supervises the
> distribution of the copies, told IslamOnline.net Tuesday, January 17.
>
> Soliman, a physician, said 100 copies have been handed to 20 Chechen
> families in a refugee camp outside the capital city of Vienna.
>
> A Chechen woman refugee, who requested anonymity, said that her peers are
> vulnerable to Christian proselytizers.
>
> "Church representatives are visiting us on a weekly basis, but we give
them
> a rowdy reception because we know their real intentions," she told IOL,
> adding that they were trying their best to protect young generations.
>
> Each mosque in Vienna also has now a copy to meet the needs of Chechen
> worshippers.
>
> "I was approached by a Chechen the other day and at first glance I though
he
> was seeking shelter or cash, but I found out that he needed a Qur'an,
which
> moved me greatly," said Mohsen Ali, an engineer based in Vienna.
>
> Sheikh Othman, a Chechen researcher in Shari`ah, said an Al-Azhar
institute
> in Vienna will assign Chechen tutors to teach children Arabic and help
them
> memorize the Noble Qur'an thanks to Austrian Muslims.
>
> Muslims are estimated at 400,000 in Austria of the country's eight million
> population. Islam, which was officially recognized in Austria in 1912
during
> the reign of Czar Franz Joseph, is considered the second religion in the
> country after Catholicism.
>
> Chechen Mosque
>
> But the most pressing demand by Chechens is to have a mosque in which
> sermons and lectures are delivered in Russian, the mother tongue of the
vast
> majority of Chechen refugees.
>
> Austrian Muslims had already raised funds for the mosque, but still need
> much more to get basic amenities like electricity and heating systems.
>
> There are between 18 and 20 thousand Chechen refugees in Austria's nine
> states. Vienna alone is home to six thousands.
>
> "Only three Chechens have been granted Austrian citizenship so far,"
Sheikh
> Othman noted.
>
> Refugees are grateful to the Austrian government for the kind treatment.
The
> Refugees Authority provides Chechens with halal food and alcohol-free
> drinks.
>
> The government body already pays each refugee in the country, whether
> Chechen or not, a monthly sum of 40 euros in addition to a makeshift
shelter
> and daily hot meals.
>
> The small mountainous republic of Chechnya has been ravaged by conflict
> since 1994, with just three years of relative peace after the first
Russian
> invasion of the region ended in August 1996 and the second began in
October
> 1999.
>
> At least 100,000 Chechen civilians and 10,000 Russian troops are estimated
> to have been killed in both invasions, but human rights groups have said
the
> real numbers could be much higher.
>
> The wars have forced up to half a million Chechens to flee the country to
> neighboring and European countries. Women, who lost their husbands to the
> wars, make up most of the refugees.
>
> http://islamonline.net/English/News/2006-01/18/article01.shtml
>
>
>


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