Islam provides many human rights for the individual. The
following are some of these human rights that Islam protects.
The life and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are
considered sacred, whether a person is Muslim or not. Islam also
protects honor. So, in Islam, insulting others or making fun of
them is not allowed. The Prophet Muhammad said: { Truly
your blood, your property, and your honor are inviolable. }1
Racism is not allowed in Islam, for the Qur’an speaks of
human equality in the following terms:
O mankind, We have created you from a
male and a female and have made you into
nations and tribes for you to know one another.
Truly, the noblest of you with God is
the most pious.2 Truly, God is All-Knowing,
All-Aware. (Qur’an, 49:13)
Islam rejects certain individuals or nations being favored
because of their wealth, power, or race. God created human
beings as equals who are to be distinguished from each other only
on the basis of their faith and piety. The Prophet Muhammad
said: { O people! Your God is one and your forefather (Adam)
is one. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab
is not better than an Arab, and a red (i.e. white tinged with
red) person is not better than a black person and a black
person is not better than a red person,1 except in piety. }2
One of the major problems facing mankind today is racism.
The developed world can send a man to
the moon but cannot stop man
from hating and fighting his
fellow man. Ever since the
days of the Prophet Muhammad
, Islam has
provided a vivid example
of how racism can be
ended. The annual pilgrimage
(Hajj) to Makkah
shows the real Islamic
brotherhood of all races and
nations, when about two million
Muslims from all over the world come
to Makkah to perform the pilgrimage.
Islam is a religion of justice. God has said:
Truly God commands you to give back
trusts to those to whom they are due, and
when you judge between people, to judge with
justice.... (Qur’an, 4:58)
And He has said:
...And act justly. Truly, God loves those
who are just. (Qur’an, 49:9)
We should even be just with those who we hate, as God has
said:
...And let not the hatred of others make you
avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety....
(Qur’an, 5:8)
The Prophet Muhammad said: { People, beware of injustice,
1 for injustice shall be darkness on the Day of Judgment. }2
And those who have not gotten their rights (i.e. what they have
a just claim to) in this life will receive them on the Day of
Judgment, as the Prophet said: { On the Day of Judgment,
rights will be given to those to whom they are due (and wrongs
will be redressed)... }3
following are some of these human rights that Islam protects.
The life and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are
considered sacred, whether a person is Muslim or not. Islam also
protects honor. So, in Islam, insulting others or making fun of
them is not allowed. The Prophet Muhammad said: { Truly
your blood, your property, and your honor are inviolable. }1
Racism is not allowed in Islam, for the Qur’an speaks of
human equality in the following terms:
O mankind, We have created you from a
male and a female and have made you into
nations and tribes for you to know one another.
Truly, the noblest of you with God is
the most pious.2 Truly, God is All-Knowing,
All-Aware. (Qur’an, 49:13)
Islam rejects certain individuals or nations being favored
because of their wealth, power, or race. God created human
beings as equals who are to be distinguished from each other only
on the basis of their faith and piety. The Prophet Muhammad
said: { O people! Your God is one and your forefather (Adam)
is one. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab
is not better than an Arab, and a red (i.e. white tinged with
red) person is not better than a black person and a black
person is not better than a red person,1 except in piety. }2
One of the major problems facing mankind today is racism.
The developed world can send a man to
the moon but cannot stop man
from hating and fighting his
fellow man. Ever since the
days of the Prophet Muhammad
, Islam has
provided a vivid example
of how racism can be
ended. The annual pilgrimage
(Hajj) to Makkah
shows the real Islamic
brotherhood of all races and
nations, when about two million
Muslims from all over the world come
to Makkah to perform the pilgrimage.
Islam is a religion of justice. God has said:
Truly God commands you to give back
trusts to those to whom they are due, and
when you judge between people, to judge with
justice.... (Qur’an, 4:58)
And He has said:
...And act justly. Truly, God loves those
who are just. (Qur’an, 49:9)
We should even be just with those who we hate, as God has
said:
...And let not the hatred of others make you
avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety....
(Qur’an, 5:8)
The Prophet Muhammad said: { People, beware of injustice,
1 for injustice shall be darkness on the Day of Judgment. }2
And those who have not gotten their rights (i.e. what they have
a just claim to) in this life will receive them on the Day of
Judgment, as the Prophet said: { On the Day of Judgment,
rights will be given to those to whom they are due (and wrongs
will be redressed)... }3
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