مالاوي: مكافحة مرض الإيدز بالقرآن الكريم

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أكدت "خديجة حمدان" - المدير التنفيذي لجمعية "مسلمات مالاوي" - أن حل التعامل مع الإيدز يكمن في القرآن الكريم، وذلك من خلال اتباع تعاليم الإسلام للتصدي لهذا المرض، وللتعاطف مع المصابين به.

وأكدت أن المسلمين يتعاطفون مع هؤلاء المرضى كما يتعاطفون مع الأرامل واليتامى، ويحاولون القيام بدورهم للتغلب على مشكلة تهميشهم وممارسة التمييز ضدهم، وذلك بنشر المحبة تجاه الآخرين.

ويأتي ذلك في الوقت الذي تؤكد فيه مفوضية الإيدز الوطنية أن نحو 10% من المالاويين مصابين بالإيدز، وأنه يتم اكتشاف ألف حالة إصابة جديدة أسبوعيًّا؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Qur’an Fights AIDS In Malawi

Resorting to their faith to fight the deadly pandemic, Malawi Muslim women have been using the Noble Qur’an to preach love and compassion towards those infected or affected by HIV and AIDS, in an attempt to create “a happy environment for all Malawian Muslims.”

“The solution to deal with HIV and AIDS and its challenges lie within us. We don’t have to look elsewhere for a solution. We can only find the solution in the Qur’an,” Khadijah Hamdan, an executive member of Muslim Women Organization in Malawi, told OnIslam.net.

“HIV and AIDS has been there for a long time now. Messages have been passed on, but the rate of infection is still very high.

“We can only successfully fight this pandemic if we follow the teachings of Islam, which we find in the Qur’an.”

The southern African nation has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

According to the country’s National Aids Commission (NAC) over a tenth of the population is HIV positive. Malawi records an average of 1000 new cases weekly.

Hamdan said the pandemic has devastated the country’s communities and affected all people irrespective of their religious affiliations, fuelling high levels of stigma and discrimination.

“It is for this reason that we resolved to use the Qur’an as a weapon to guide us through the path of love and compassion in our attempt to create a happy environment for all Muslims in Malawi. Those either affected or infected by the pandemic are going through pain as a result of stigma and discrimination. They are being rejected by their loved ones,” she said.

“We are doing this to let everybody realize that despite our health statuses, we are all one. We are a united Muslim family,” she added.

Through this approach, Hamadan said, the Muslim community was being sensitized on love and compassion towards those living with the virus and those “affected in one way or the other.”

“We are advocating for love and compassion towards orphans and widows whose numbers are on the increase in our communities. We are also preaching for love and proper care for all those who are dying.

“We are also preaching about mutual fidelity among married couples as the first step towards slowing down the rate of infection,” she said.