Red Crescent Int'l Committee Calls for Commemorating Humanitarian International Law Day, in OIC Member States

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Jeddah, May 9, 2020, SPA -- The International Committee of the national Red Crescent and Red Cross societies, in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states, call for marking Saturday the 9th of May 2020, corresponding to the Humanitarian International Law Day, within a series of events to confront novel Coronavirus pandemic, all over the world. The committee recalled the passing of 1430 years, in accordance with Hijri Calendar, of the anniversary of issuance of the immortal humanitarian recommendation made by the First Caliph Abu Bakr on Saturday the 9th 633 to Usama bin Zaid, when the first sent the latter to nowadays Syria, as a commander of the army, in line with a will made by the Prophet (PBUH). Among the articles of the recommendation are 10 commandments: Not to betray, not to exaggerate, not to take from aback, not to mutilate, neither to kill a child nor an aged man, a woman, neither to uproot a palm tree nor to set it afire, not to cut down a fruitful tree, not to kill a sheep, a cattle or a camel, except for eating, and that you may come across groups of people who resigned themselves to silos of worship, so let them lead themselves and that you may also pass by some people who would bring you dishes full of various foodstuff, if you are to eat an item following the other, invoke the Name of Allah upon them. Such a recommendation and its articles have put forward an unprecedented humanitarian system and mode during wartime, in order to preserve mankind and environment, henceforth, it was not surprising or unusual that Geneva conventions and other relating further appendices protocols have included, mentioned or cited parts of them. --SPA 20:24 LOCAL TIME 17:24 GMT 0014 www.spa.gov.sa/w1324792

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