Human Rights in Islam
Introduction
“We have honoured the sons of Adam”
(Al-Teen: 4)
Meanings of the Rights
“All mankind is the progeny of Adam and Adam was fashioned out of clay.”
(Al-Hadith)
Fundamental Human Rights in the Light of Islam
1. Respect for humanity
“We have honoured the sons of Adam”
(Al-Teen: 4)
2. Equality
“O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and female.”
(Al-Hujrat: 13)
3. Freedom
“Why have you made slaves of those whose mothers had given birth to them free?”
(Hazrat Umar (RA))
4. Justice
“Say, My Lord has commanded justice.”
(Al-Aaraaf: 29)
5. Forbearance
“Let there be no compulsion in (acceptance of) religion.”
(Al-Baqarah: 256)
6. Protection of life and property
“Proclaim! (Or Read!) In the name of your Lord.”
(Al-Alak: 1)
7. Right to be looked after
Beginning and Evolution of Fundamental Human Rights in the West
I. Permission to ancient Athens to take part in parliamentary meetings
II. Signing of Magna Carta by King John in 1215
III. Brittan’s Bill of Rights 1639
IV. United States’ Bill of Rights 1791
V. French revolution and declaration of human rights of man and of the citizen 1789
VI. The universal declaration of human rights 1948
VII. Convention on the political rights of the women 1952
VIII. Supplementary convention on the abolition of slavery 1956
IX. International convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination 1965
Rights of Non-Muslims in Islamic State
“Let there be no compulsion in (acceptance of) religion.”
(Al-Baqarah: 256)
1. Protection of life
“Protecting the rights of non-Muslims is my foremost duty.”
(Al-Hadith)
2. Right to protection of privacy
3. Right to protection of property
“Their (of non-Muslims’) property is like our own property.”
(Hazrat Ali (RA))
4. Religious freedom
5. Right to economic liberty
6. Right to social liberty
7. Right to exemption from the military services
8. Islamic state is bound to honour the treaties with non-Muslims
Confession of a renowned orientalist
“The Christens were probably better of as Muslims under Muslim Arab rulers than they had been
under the Byzantine Greece.”
(William M. Watt, Islamic Political Thought)
Conclusion
