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HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISLAM

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CONCEPT OF HUMAN

RIGHTS

Human Rights are those conditions of social life, by the

providence of which one can achieve the happiness and

contentment.

If we live in a society, being the part of it, we want to live free

but keeping in view that we are in chains and these chains are

the limitations or boundaries on our freedom.

In the same vein freedom in society is not absolute, as

absoluteness ultimately leads towards dictatorship. Ones

freedom ends before the liberty of others.

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CONCEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Rights are like the planets orbiting the sun. Same is the case of

society in which everyone is having sphere of ones rights and it

should not contradict the others.

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Basic norms

of society

Rights of an

individual

Rights of

otherindividual



RIGHTS AND SOCIETY

Society, of which, we all are part of, is like a fabric. Men and

Women are two main kinds of threads, by which this fabric is

woven. Now, threads are not to decide their order in the fabric but

the machine or the person working on it will decide. This can be

the only way to reach the fine cloth. If fabric itself is left to decide

its order than the cloth will be rough.

In the case of Human Rights or its kind Women Rights, it should notbe the case that members of society are deciding their order or the

fraction of society is deciding the rights of others.

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WHO WILL DECIDE RIGHTS?

So, the view of above logic, it should be the jurisdiction of someone superior to human to decide the rights. That is in the

shape of divine religion Islam. Islam starts from Adam (AS) andconcludes upon Holy Prophet Muhammad (SWT). As Allah (SWT)says that:

And Verily, the Religion near Allah (SWT) is Islam

Islam and all other divine religions make the sovereignty in the

hands of Almighty Allah (SWT). Same is the idea of Rule of Lawthat the commands of law should be deemed as superior and nohuman should challenge them. So, it will be power of Allah todecide the rights.

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CONTINUE«

All prophets were under the laws being revealed upon them and

no-one made himself above the religion or law being revealed

upon him.

So, the concept of grant of rights to every human is as old as is

the history of human beings.

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EQ UALITY BETWEEN MEN AND

WOMEN

Islam considers a woman to be equal to a man as a human being and as hispartner in this life. Women have been created with a soul of the same natureas mans. Allah (SWT) says in the Quran:

"O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife (Eve), and fromthem both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whomyou demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs(kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever and All-Watcher over you." (Al-Nisa 4:1)

In Islamic law a woman is an independent, unique individual in her own right.

She has the same responsibilities towards herself, towards Allah (SWT) andtowards other human beings as the male, and will be punished or rewardedin the Hereafter without discrimination towards her female gender.

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KINDS OF WOMEN RIGHTS

We can categorize women rights in five kinds as under:

1. Spiritual Rights

2. Economic Rights

3. Social Rights

4. Educational Rights

5. Legal Rights

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SPIRITUAL RIGHTS

Equality in spiritual Rights

Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No 124, which says: If any of

you do deeds of righteousness, whether it be male or afemale and has faith, they shall surely enter Paradise and

not the least injustice shall be done to them

Surah Isra, Ch.17, Verse No.70, which says, We have

honored the children of Adam and bestowed on them

special favors.

Here, Allah says about his favor for both male and female without

any discrimination.

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ECONOMIC RIGHTS

In 1870, the married women in England was given the right to

dispose of its property.

Islam recognized the economic rights of women before 1400 yearsago.

Women in Islamic state is not only given right to work but

dignified jobs as doctors and teachers.

First and beloved wife of our beloved Prophet (SAW) was asuccessful bossiness women of her time.

No financial liability on women but have the right of inheritance.

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SOCIAL RIGHTS

Islam prohibits, female infanticide. It is mentioned in Surah Taqveem, Ch.

81, Verse No. 8 and 9:

when the female child is buried alive and when she questions you, for what

crime was she killed

Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 1 says:

Respect the womb that bore you

Best among you is the one who is best for his wife. Muhammad (SWT)

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EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS

Surah Alaq, or Surah Iqra, Verse No. 1 which says:

Read, recite or proclaim in the name of your Lord

According to a saying of Prophet Muhammad (SWT), It is obligatory for

every Muslim, male or female, to acquire knowledge. (Al-Bayhaqi).

This verse and Hadith clearly gives equal opportunities of

education to both male and female

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LEGAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN

Equal legal personality

Equal civil and criminal liabilities

Qisas, Theft and etc

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CONCLUSION

Female in Islam is deemed as equal but not

identical to male

To make a female responsible for the liabilities of

male will also be injustice

Women should not be portrayed as the weak

fraction of society

Divine law should decide the rights of both men

and women

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