The Concept of Migration in Islam, Refugee’s Management & Settlement and the Role of Host State

Abstract

The current mobility of people is higher than ever before in modern history and continues to increase sharply, becoming one of the determining global issues of 21st century. The overall number of international migrants has increased in the last few years from the estimated 152 million in 1990 to 173 million in 2000 and to 244 million in the present. The number of persons migrated to foreign countries surged by 41% in the last 15 years (2000-2015). Adherents of Islam constitute the world's second largest religious group. According to a study in 2015, Islam has 1.8 billion adherents, making up about 24% of the world population, so it is important to know what Islam says about migration, in what conditions migration is allowed and when Islam recommends migration. The behavior of migrants and the role of host country that should also be known. This article is an effort to go deep in this regard and for this purpose the 2 basic sources of information are used one is   the Qur’ān and the other is Ḥadīth sayings of Prophet Muḥammad (SAW). The findings of the study show that Hijrah (Migration) is permissible by Islam but the role of host state is very important in refugee’s management and their settlement.