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All human beings must be treated with honour and respect |
Allah has honoured the Children of Adam
[17:70]. All human beings are the Children of Adam. So,
all human beings must be treated with honour, respect
and regard, without distinction of any kind, such as the
colour of their skin, their race, line of descent, social
background, national origin, gender, age, language,
religion, political or other opinion, education, occupation,
job, wealth, property or any other status.
The most honoured is the one who
is the best in Taqwa [49:13] i.e.
- the one who best follows the Right
Guidance [47:17, 39:28],
the Straight and the Balanced Path [6:153] and best complies
with the Laws and Commands of Allah, with humility and
submissiveness, in all walks of life
[2:21]
- the one who has conviction in Allah and the Last Day and the Angels and the Book
and the Prophets, and gives his wealth that he loves, to:
family and relatives; orphans; widows; those left helpless
in the society; those whose hard-earned income fails to meet
their basic needs; those whose running businesses have
stalled; those who have lost their jobs; whose life has
stalled for any reason; the disabled; the needy wayfarer,
son of the street, the homeless, the one who travels to him
for assistance; those who ask for help, and those whose
necks are burdened with any kind of bondage, oppression,
crushing debts and extreme hardship of labour [2:177]
- the one who
strives to establish the Divine System of Salat, and
set up the Just Economic Order of Zakat; the one who
is true to his promises whenever he makes a promise; the one
who remains steadfast and keeps constancy with the Divine
Law in physical or emotional distress and in times of peril
[2:177]
- the one who
keeps his wealth open for mankind in favourable as well as
in adverse circumstances; who diverts and sublimates his
anger and potentially virulent emotions to creative energy,
and becomes a source of tranquility and comfort to people;
who pardons people gracefully; who quickly corrects any
wrong or indecency that has occurred from him; who stays
mindful of (the Laws of) Allah, protects himself from
trailing behind in dignity, and refrains from willfully
persisting in error. [3:133-135]
10/11/2004 |