An Assessment of the Causes and Impacts of Contemporary Political Crisis in Syria and Yemen

Abstract

In Islam, the crisis does not provide a solution to the problem. This has been stated in the religious doctrines and principles of the Glorious Qur’an, Hadith and consensus of the Ulama.’ In addition, Islam is the religion that comprises the total way of life of Muslims, where the Qur'an and Sunnah serve as guiding principles. The recent political crisis in Syria and Yemen is a violation and lack of strict adherence to the teachings of Islam. Against the above prism, the paper examines the impacts of the political crisis on Muslims in the two countries. Searches from books, internet sources, the Qur'an, and Sunnah were used as a finding and data elicitation method. The finding revealed that the crisis had resulted in an increase of disunity among Muslims; many Muslims' lives were lost and were economically downgraded and devastated. Therefore, the paper recommended that Muslims remain united and solve their problems amicably in line with the teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah.