What do Quran and Sunnah say About Human Rights !
(ABDUL RAHMAN Shoro, Karachi)
All praise is due to Allah SWT
who created Human Beings in a balanced fashion . He SWT lets the Humans to order
and fashion their lives in a balanced way by guiding them through Holy Quran and
Prophetic Traditions . The Holy Quran categorically discusses the topic of Human
Rights in detail , emphasizing on its applications , significance as well as its
need in Social Interactions .
Since This is a very vast topic and Frequently Discussed also . There are lot of
Quranic verses which beautifully in culminated style , enlighten the facts on
this topic . Here , In this short article , only three fundamental Human Rights
will be briefly mentioned .
The first fundamental Right is One's life . Now this right is safeguarded by
Holy Book and the following verse is the evidence .
"And kill not any one whom Allah has forbidden …………."
(Sura 6 ,Verse 151)
Narrated Anas : The Prophet PBUH was asked about the great sins,He said ,They
are :- 1. To join others in worship with Allah SWT 2. To be undutiful to one's
parents 3. To kill a person
4.To give false witness . (Bukhari)
As it is clear from Quranic verse the severity of this act and that Snatching
this right is also a FORBIDDEN ACT .
The second fundamental right is One's Respect (Honour) . Holy Quran again is the
preserver of this basic human right .
" And indeed We have honoured the children of Adam , ….. " (Sura 17 ,Verse 70)
Another Quranic Injuction:-
O you who believe, no men should ever scoff at other men. May be, the latter are
better than the former. Nor should women (ever scoff) at other women. May be,
the latter women are better than the former ones. And do not find fault with one
another, nor call one another with bad nicknames. Bad is the name of sinfulness
after embracing Faith. If anyone does not repent, then such people are the
wrongdoers.
(Sura 49, Verse 11)
When ALLAH SWT dignified Humans , Then no one can try to disrespect them.
The third fundamental right is related to human possessions especially Wealth .
Quran now says :-
"O you who believe ! Eat not up your property among yourselves unjustly, ….. "
(Sura 4 .verse 29 )
A single prophetic saying is mentioned below which encompasses all these three
fundamental Human Rights .
The Holy Prophet PBUH said " Truly your blood , your property , and your honour
are inviolable " ( Bukhari )
In nutshell , if any one desires to see where is the detailed documentation
which safeguards Human Rights . Verily It the Holy Book and the Descriptive
Prophetic Ways , encompassing All the articles and facts about the said Topic.