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Human Rights in Islam And Common Misconceptions by Abdul-Rahman al-Sheha
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Presently, three distinct trends are discernable in our global
society. The first trend exaggerates the right of the individual
over the society. This trend gives the individual full freedom
to do as he pleases with minimal restrictions. Unfortunately
this leads to a chaotic social situation because when unlimited
freedom is granted to the individual, selfish desires
predominate and bring conflicting results. The entire society
suffers immensely from greed and selfishness. This trend is
found in the liberal democratic capitalist society.
The second trend, contrary to the above, advocates the rights
of the society over the individual. The latter is stripped of his
individual rights. Only rights that serve the ruling regime are
granted to the individuals, according to the dominant ideology
of the ruling class or group. This trend is prevalent in
communist and totalitarian societies.
The third trend, ideally neither emphasizes the right of the
society over the individual, nor the right of the individual over
the society. Each is given its due right in life according to the
given system. Rights and obligations are governed and
controlled by strict rules and conditions. In this trend, the
public interest is given priority over the interest of an
individual only in case of a serious conflict.
In this booklet we shall address human rights in the light of
perfectly balanced system of laws and principles of Islam.
These rights are based on revelations from the Divine Book of Muslims, the Glorious Qur'an and from the Sunnah, the
practice of Allah's Messenger (?) the two main sources of
Islamic life and jurisprudence. Both the Glorious Qur'an and
the Sunnah aim to produce an ideal individual in an ideal
society: all interact with each other to produce the harmony of
the individuals with Allah their Lord and Creator, with
themselves, others, the society in general, and other societies
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