Islam
Who ever heard of an Islamic Inquisition
of Islamic ritual burning of Jews & witches [done by the Christians throughout history].
The new 'enlightened' secular Christian of Europe, & eventually the USA, colonized
Aztecs, Africa, Incas, Mayas, Aborigines of Australia & America
WHAT IF WE COULD BEGIN AGAIN IF NON-ARAB COUNTRIES LEFT ARAB COUNTRIES TO THEMSELVES, LET THEM BE
IT IS THEIR OIL
IF THERE WAS A GOD, WHO WOULD THAT CREATOR SYMPATHIZE FOR,
THE INVADING CHRISTIANS/JEWS OR THE STEADILY PERSECUTED ARABS
If Muslim leaders truly believe in a Judgment Day, they would fear facing Allah's accountability & questions on how they spent their lives & wealth. Palestine has suffered occupation, ethnic cleansing, murder, home demolitions, & a continued building of illegal settlements; diversion of their water for swimming pools, deprived of water, electricity, food, & medical care under Israel's military since 1948 & yet 1.4 billion Muslims are silent. Palestine thru the Jewish military has been suffering the same fate as Iraq under the American collation, only for a much longer period.
Brother Muslims maintain their corruptive attachment & obedience to to the USA, its followers & particularly Israel closing their eyes to their brothers' & sisters' sufferings of occupation, humiliation, racism, more illiteracy, unemployment, civil conflicts & death. Their brother are in desperate need for billions of dollars to gain freedom from their invaders & occupiers. How long must Muslim blood be shed while brother Muslims are silent?
"Is there justification for Arabs to hate American & her cohorts?"
A VERY INTERESTING PAPER, SUPPOSEDLY ORATED BY OSAMA -
Praise be to Allah who created the creation for his worship & commanded them to be just & permitted the wronged one to retaliate against the oppressor in kind. To proceed:
Peace be upon he who follows the guidance:
People of America this talk of mine is for you & concerns the ideal way to prevent another Manhattan, & deals with the war & its causes & results.
Before I begin, I say to you that security is an indispensable pillar of human life & that free men do not forfeit their security, contrary to Bush's claim that we hate freedom.
If so, then let him explain to us why we don't strike for example - Sweden?
&
we know that freedom-haters don't possess defiant spirits like those of the 19 -
may Allah have mercy on them.
No, we fight because we are free men who don't sleep under oppression. We want
to restore freedom to our nation, just as you lay waste to our nation. So shall
we lay waste to yours.
No one except a dumb thief plays with the security of others & then makes himself believe he will be secure. Whereas thinking people, when disaster strikes, make it their priority to look for its causes, in order to prevent it happening again.
But I am amazed at you. Even though we are in the fourth year after the events of September 11th, Bush is still engaged in distortion, deception & hiding from you the real causes. & thus, the reasons are still there for a repeat of what occurred.
So I shall talk to you about the story behind those events & shall tell you truthfully about the moments in which the decision was taken, for you to consider.
I say to you, Allah knows that it had never occurred to us to strike the towers. But after it became unbearable & we witnessed the oppression & tyranny of the American/Israeli coalition against our people in Palestine & Lebanon, it came to my mind.
The events that affected my soul in a direct way started in 1982 when America
permitted the Israelis to invade Lebanon & the American Sixth Fleet helped
them in that. This bombardment began & many were killed & injured & others
were terrorized & displaced.
I couldn't forget those moving scenes, blood & severed limbs, women
&
children sprawled everywhere. Houses destroyed along with their occupants &
high rises demolished over their residents, rockets raining down on our home
without mercy.
The situation was like a crocodile meeting a helpless child, powerless except
for his screams. Does the crocodile understand a conversation that doesn't
include a weapon? & the whole world saw & heard but it didn't respond.
In those difficult moments many hard-to-describe ideas bubbled in my soul, but
in the end they produced an intense feeling of rejection of tyranny, & gave
birth to a strong resolve to punish the oppressors.
& as I looked at those demolished towers in Lebanon, it entered my mind that
we should punish the oppressor in kind & that we should destroy towers in
America in order that they taste some of what we tasted & so that they be
deterred from killing our women & children.
& that day, it was confirmed to me that oppression
& the intentional killing
of innocent women & children is a deliberate American policy.
Destruction is
freedom & democracy, while resistance is terrorism & intolerance.
This means the oppressing & embargoing to death of millions as Bush Sr did in Iraq in the greatest mass slaughter of children mankind has ever known, & it means the throwing of millions of pounds of bombs & explosives at millions of children
- also in Iraq - as Bush Jr did,
in order to remove an old agent & replace him with a new puppet
to assist in the pilfering of Iraq's oil & other outrages.
So with these images & their like as their background, the events of September
11th came as a reply to those great wrongs, should a man be blamed for defending
his sanctuary?
Is defending oneself & punishing the aggressor in kind, objectionable terrorism? If it is such, then it is unavoidable for us.
This is the message which I sought to communicate to you in word & deed, repeatedly, for years before September 11th. & you can read this, if you wish, in my interview with Scott in Time Magazine in 1996, or with Peter Arnett on CNN in 1997, or my meeting with John Weiner in 1998.
You can observe it practically, if you wish, in Kenya & Tanzania & in Aden. & you can read it in my interview with Abdul Bari Atwan, as well as my interviews with Robert Fisk. The latter is one of your compatriots & co-religionists & I consider him to be neutral. So are the pretenders of freedom at the White House & the channels controlled by them able to run an interview with him? So that he may relay to the American people what he has understood from us to be the reasons for our fight against you?
If you were to avoid these reasons, you will have taken the correct path that will lead America to the security that it was in before September 11th. This concerned the causes of the war.
As for it's results, they have been, by the grace of Allah, positive & enormous, & have, by all standards, exceeded all expectations.
This is due to
many factors, chief among them, that we have found it difficult to deal with the
Bush administration in light of the resemblance it bears to the regimes in our
countries, half of which are ruled by the military & the other half which are
ruled by the sons of kings & presidents.
Our experience with them is lengthy,
& both types are replete with those who
are characterized by pride, arrogance, greed & misappropriation of wealth.
This resemblance began after the visits of Bush Sr to the region.
At a time when some of our compatriots were dazzled by America & hoping that
these visits would have an effect on our countries, all of a sudden he was
affected by those monarchies & military regimes, & became envious of their
remaining decades in their positions, to embezzle the public wealth of the
nation without supervision or accounting.
So he took dictatorship & suppression of freedoms to his son & they named it the Patriot Act, under the pretence of fighting terrorism.
In addition, Bush sanctioned the installing of sons as state governors, & didn't forget to import expertise in election fraud from the region's presidents to Florida to be made use of in moments of difficulty.
All that we have mentioned has made it easy for us to provoke & bait this administration.
All that we have to do is to send two mujahidin to the furthest point east to raise a piece of cloth on which is written al-Qaida, in order to make the generals race there to cause America to suffer human, economic, & political losses without their achieving for it anything of note other than some benefits for their private companies.
This is in addition to our having experience in using guerrilla warfare & the war of attrition to fight tyrannical superpowers, as we, alongside the mujahidin, bled Russia for 10 years, until it went bankrupt & was forced to withdraw in defeat.
All Praise is due to Allah.
So we are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy. Allah willing, & nothing is too great for Allah.
That being said, those who say that al-Qaida has won against the administration
in the White House or that the administration has lost in this war have not been
precise, because when one scrutinizes the results, one cannot say that al-Qaida
is the sole factor in achieving those spectacular gains.
Rather, the policy of the White House that demands the opening of war fronts to
keep busy their various corporations - whether they be working in the field of
arms or oil or reconstruction - has helped al-Qaida to achieve these enormous
results.
& so it has appeared to some analysts & diplomats that the White House
&
us are playing as one team towards the economic goals of the United States, even
if the intentions differ.
& it was to these sorts of notions & their like that the British diplomat
& others were referring in their lectures at the Royal Institute of
International Affairs. [When they pointed out that] for example, al-Qaida spent
$500,000 on the event, while America, in the incident & its aftermath, lost -
according to the lowest estimate - more than $500 billion.
Meaning that every dollar of al-Qaida defeated a million dollars by the permission of Allah, besides the loss of a huge number of jobs.
As for the size of the economic deficit, it has reached record astronomical numbers estimated to total more than a trillion dollars.
& even more dangerous & bitter for America is that the mujahidin recently forced Bush to resort to emergency funds to continue the fight in Afghanistan & Iraq, which is evidence of the success of the bleed-until-bankruptcy plan - with Allah's permission.
It is true that this shows that al-Qaida has gained, but on the other hand, it shows that the Bush administration has also gained, something of which anyone who looks at the size of the contracts acquired by the shady Bush administration-linked mega-corporations, like Halliburton & its kind, will be convinced. & it all shows that the real loser is ... you.
It is the American people & their economy. & for the record, we had agreed with the Commander-General Muhammad Ataa, Allah have mercy on him, that all the operations should be carried out within 20 minutes, before Bush & his administration notice.
It never occurred to us that the commander-in-chief of the American armed forces would abandon 50,000 of his citizens in the twin towers to face those great horrors alone, the time when they most needed him.
But because it seemed to him that occupying himself by talking to the little girl about the goat & its butting was more important than occupying himself with the planes & their butting of the skyscrapers, we were given three times the period required to execute the operations - all praise is due to Allah.
& it's no secret to you that the thinkers & perceptive ones from among the Americans warned Bush before the war & told him: "All that you want for securing America & removing the weapons of mass destruction - assuming they exist - is available to you, & the nations of the world are with you in the inspections, & it is in the interest of America that it not be thrust into an unjustified war with an unknown outcome."
But the darkness of the black gold blurred his vision & insight, & he gave priority to private interests over the public interests of America.
So the war went ahead, the death toll rose, the American economy bled, & Bush became embroiled in the swamps of Iraq that threaten his future. He fits the saying "like the naughty she-goat who used her hoof to dig up a knife from under the earth".
So I say to you, over 15,000 of our people have been killed & tens of thousands injured, while more than a thousand of you have been killed & more than 10,000 injured. & Bush's hands are stained with the blood of all those killed from both sides, all for the sake of oil & keeping their private companies in business.
Be aware that it is the nation who punishes the weak man when he causes the killing of one of its citizens for money, while letting the powerful one get off, when he causes the killing of more than 1000 of its sons, also for money.
& the same goes for your allies in Palestine. They terrorize the women & children, & kill & capture the men as they lie sleeping with their families on the mattresses, that you may recall that for every action, there is a reaction.
Finally, it behooves you to reflect on the last wills
& testaments of the
thousands who left you on the 11th as they gestured in despair. They are
important testaments, which should be studied & researched.
Among the most important of what I read in them was some prose in their gestures
before the collapse, where they say: "How mistaken we were to have allowed the
White House to implement its aggressive foreign policies against the weak
without supervision."
It is as if they were telling you, the people of America: "Hold to account those who have caused us to be killed, & happy is he who learns from others' mistakes." & among that which I read in their gestures is a verse of poetry. "Injustice chases its people, & how unhealthy the bed of tyranny."
As has been said: "An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure."
& know that: "It is better to return to the truth than persist in error."
&
that the wise man doesn't squander his security, wealth & children for the
sake of the liar in the White House.
In conclusion, I tell you in truth, that your security is not in the hands of
Kerry, nor Bush, nor al-Qaida. No.
Your security is in your own hands. & every state that doesn't play with our
security has automatically guaranteed its own security. & Allah is our Guardian
& Helper, while you have no Guardian or Helper. All
peace be upon he who follows the Guidance.
Either one is very friendly & cooperative with the USA government & can get away with murder;
or one is an enemy
& any action disagreeable to the USA presents itself as reason for a USA invasions & forced world sanctions. Israeli nuclear weaponry can exist unquestioned by American government;
dare an Arab nation consider nuclear uses, not even weaponry capable,
they are under heavy scrutiny
& can be penalized with threats of sanctions & even war
Christian Crusades -
After the Seljuk
Turks took control of the eastern Mediterranean lands [
After the 11th century fall of the Arab empire, Arabs lost control of their destiny, which still exists today in one form or the other.
The Western army created four colonies,
including one in
European armies of crusaders continued their pious invasions of the Middle East; the last [Fourth Crusade] took place in 1204, at which time the "crusaders" plundered Constantinople (Istanbul).
Seljuk Turks were followed by the Mongol empire (1219 to 1500), & the Mongols were replaced by the Ottoman Turks during the 1500s.
At the height of the Ottoman empire, 1566,
their control over Arab lands stretched from Mesopotamia through the Holy Land
into North Africa from
The Ottoman empire maintained its grip
on
Egypt & Suez
Meantime
In 1798, Napoleonic France
gained control of it, & the emperor's troops were tossed out by British &
Turkish forces in 1801. This was followed by a brief period of autonomy under
Muhammad Ali, an Albanian. The fate of
Built by the French, the
In 1882 the
Today the canal & access to the Red &
Arabian Sea is largely in the hands of the American Fifth, Sixth, & Seventh
Fleets, as is the
Arabs living
Arabs in the kingdom (Saudi Arabia) experience
independence while the
Recalling that
Western oil companies moved into the
Middle East's possession of the world's largest accessible reserves of black
gold [
Then came the Mother of all resentments - the
USA & its allies in creating the state of
"
Destruction is freedom & democracy, while resistance is terrorism & intolerance." Arab nationalists, frustrated by defeat in wars against Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967 & the Yom Kippur War in 1973, turned to "terrorism" & every target in the West was open game, Munich Olympics in 1972, Achille Lauro in 1985, World Trade Centre in 1993 & 9/11.
The Palestinians using sticks & stone demonstrations against Israeli air & land weapons of mass destruction solved nothing & met the deaf ears of the world's United Nation.
Then came the ugly suicide bombers which drew great world attention through the Western controlled media [often believed to be under full Jewish controls] & a one sided media view was exposing only the Arabs as terrorists.
As already quoted, "Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices," Voltaire. TERRORISTS ARE NOT BORN AS SUCH, THEY ARE SEASONED.
IF AN NATION INFILTRATED & ATTACKED THE USA,
OR IF THE UNITED NATIONS GAVE THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO AL=QAIDA TO KEEP WORLD PEACE,
WOULD THE AMERICAN PROTESTERS/DEFENDERS BE LABELED TERRORISTS BY THE REST OF THE WORLD
HOW DIFFERENTLY ARE THE ARABS
RESPONDING TO CHRISTIANS/JEWS INVADING & CLAIMING ISLAMIC LANDS & MURDERING THEIR PEOPLE American media analyst Edward Herman wrote,
'IT IS THE WEST & WESTERN INTERESTS
THAT HAVE PUSHED TERRORISM TO THE FOREFRONT,
NOT THE TERRORISTS'
Who ever heard of an Islamic Inquisition - of an Islamic ritual burning of Jews & witches, as was done by the Christians throughout history.
It was the Christians [the new 'enlightened' secular Christian of Europe & eventually the USA] who colonized Aztecs, Africa & the Aborigines of Australia, Incas, Mayas, Native Americans through bloodshed & torture.
Gas chambers, nuclear weapons, cluster bombs, Agent Orange, Inquisitions, Fascism & Nazism are all European inventions & have no roots or connections with the Islamic civilizations.
WHY MIGHT THE ARABS DESPISE CHRISTIANS & JEWS
The Islam are into HOLY WAR with the Christians today [especially George Bush's Born Again] the beginning of Armageddon
Imagine a united Arab Nation 
Muslim populations; blue = heavy - green = medium - yellow = significant minority.
By North America & other countries trying to change any of Islam doctrines, they are not directing Moslems towards freedom & democracy, rather denying Mohammed's teachings & removing his tenants - attempting to destroy Islam.
Kuwait, which gained freedom of choice, still followed their old established ways - a country controlled by Islamic rule & religious controls & religious repression.
I believe an important point is that Islamic rulers, tyrants or not, supposedly gained their position via Allah. To delete such a power head by any means creates a martyr.
Like most religions & their sects, Islam is no different. The major sects in Islam are the Sunnites & the Shiites. The Sunnites are the largest group & comprise about 90% of all Muslims. The Shiites, though smaller in number, are significant in Islamic history, occupying the lands of Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi-Arabia, Yemen, & Persian Gulf states
Muslims [or Moslem "One Who Surrenders to God"], similar to Christianity & Judaism, claim their roots back to the patriarch Abraham. "Islam" = "surrender" or "submission" - from the root word "salam" [peace].
In Islam, the greatest of sins, called shirk, is to attribute "partners" to God. To say that God is a Trinity is an unforgivable sin.
All Muslims are united by the common faith regardless of class, location, race, or gender. Islam is a bond of unity & equality.
Islamic theology teaches that Jesus was never crucified but did exist & was a Prophet.
622 is a significant date for Muslims. It is known as the year of the Hijra, or Migration from Mecca to Yathrib [Medina] where the first established Islamic community began. The Muslim calendar begins its history from July 16, 622 the first day of the lunar year in which the Hegira took place.
Muhammad [Muhammad Ibne Abdullah] the creator of Islam religion, was born in Mecca, now located in Saudi Arabia. Mecca was then the cultural & religious center of Arabia.
Muhammad stated that the angel, Gabriel, gave the Koran message to him. How Mohammad knew this was an angel from heaven or from hell is a thought to be played with, similar to Joseph Smith's [founder of the Mormons] Moroni.
Muhammad proclaimed - that the Day of Judgment was coming & a man's works will be weighed on that day. Those whose good deeds out weigh their bad deeds may be saved & enter Paradise, full of sensual pleasures; the unsaved go to hell.
All Muslims must now face Mecca during their times of prayer because in Mecca is the Ka'aba - a cube structure supposedly built by Abraham, containing a sacred stone. Many Muslims hope for shari'ah - complete rule of Islamic law in the world. Interesting, in Medina, Muhammad preached about Allah & monotheism & urged all people to return to the true faith of Abraham. At that time in Medina, he would pray facing Jerusalem, as did the Jews. He preached about repentance, one God, & forgiveness of sins. Soon the Jews disapproved of him & his movement; he confronted them, telling them they had misread the Scriptures. This estranged the Jews in the region & one day while praying, he suddenly changed direction & faced Mecca. Obviously the truth of Islam [given to him by Allah, through the angel Gabriel] taught him to face Jerusalem, but he goes against his teachings & faces Mecca? He declared. after Gabriele's teachings, that the Ka'aba, in Mecca, was the true place of worship - built by Abraham & all Muslims must face Mecca when praying.
The most important place of worship for the Muslim is the Mosque.
The Arabic word for God = "Allah" same God as the Christians & Jews, only under another name - the supreme being of all - uncreated & creator of all - knows all things & is everywhere.
Allah's Angels reside in the unseen world & carry out the commands of Allah. They cannot sin.
Allah's Messengers are people who have been sent from Allah to a particular group of people for the purpose of giving them the message revealed by Allah. Some of them are Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus, & Muhammad. Islam teaches that all messengers before Muhammad were sent to limited people groups & Muhammad was sent to all people.
Muslims claim that only the Quran is trustworthy & that the other scriptures of other religions have been re-written, & as such, are different from that of their originals.
Because Muhammad could neither read nor write, he was instructed to memorize the words of the Quran [Koran or Qur'an - "the reading"] given to him by the angel Gabriel. Muhammad received this recitation over a 23 year period, ending in 632 - the year he died.
These scriptures recognized in Islam are broken up into 114 chapters called Suras, covering subjects of ethics, history, law, & theology.
The Torah - first five books of Moses.
The Injil - gospel message of Jesus from the New Testament.
The Psalms - sacred writings given to David.
The Hadith - added to the Quran [another source of authority] - 2nd to the Quran, it contains the sayings & deeds of Muhammad, recorded by his companions. They are oral traditions & are considered authoritative & instructive. The Hadith are the inspired truths of God transmitted to us in the style & words of Muhammad; the Koran is the exact words of God, protected from corruption by Allah.
Mohammad [highly praised] was born on April 20, 571
In 620 Muhammad lost his beloved uncle Abu Talib & his wife Khadija. "Muhammad sought comfort by marrying the widow of one of his believers named Sawdah. He later married Ayisha, the seven-year old daughter of his friend Abu Bakr. Muslim historians state that Muhammad had 12 wives when he died.
After two years in Medina, the Muslims were not fairing too well financially & combined with mild persecution, prompted a revelation to come to Muhammad permitting him to raid passing caravans, ending his financial problems. Soon Muhammad & 350 of his followers defeated 1000 men in a battle at Badr.
His strength grew to a point where he could do what he wanted to - in 628, he took 10,000 men & entered Mecca unchallenged. The leader of the Quraish converted to Islam. Islamic warriors were created: - Within the first two centuries of Islam's inception in Arabia [622], Islam spread quickly, most often by the sword [jihad], into North Africa, up through Europe to Spain, & east to India. Islam's religion began mostly through bloodshed & war
- taking the path as Christianity.
interesting reading http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/prophet/lifeofprophet.html
622 - Muhammad emigrates from Mecca to Medina [Yathrib], gains more converts.
623 - Battle of Waddan - Battle of Safwan - Battle of Dul-'Ashir
624 - Battle of Badr - Battle of Bani Salim - Battle of Eid-ul-Fitr & Zakat-ul-Fitr - Battle of Bani Qainuqa' - Battle of Sawiq - Battle of Ghatfan - Battle of Bahran
625 - Battle of Uhud - Battle of Humra-ul-Asad - Battle of Banu Nudair - Battle of Dhatur-Riqa
626 - Battle of Badru-Ukhra - Battle of Dumatul-Jandal - Battle of Banu Mustalaq Nikah
627 - Battle of the Trench - Battle of Ahzab - Battle of Bani Quraiza - Battle of Bani Lahyan - Battle of Ghaiba - Battle of Khaibar
630 - Muhammad conquers Mecca - Battle of Hunsin - Battle of Tabuk
632 - Abu-Bakr, Muhammad's father-in-law, along with Umar, begins a military move to enforce Islam in Arabia
633 - Battle at Oman - Battle at Hadramaut - Battle of Kazima - Battle of Walaja - Battle of Ulleis - Battle of Anbar
634 - Battle of Basra - Battle of Damascus - Battle of Ajnadin - Battle of Namaraq - Battle of Saqatia
635 - Battle of Bridge - Battle of Buwaib - Conquest of Damascus - Battle of Fahl
636 - Battle of Yermuk - Battle of Qadsiyia - Conquest of Madain
637 - Battle of Jalula
638 - Battle of Yarmouk - The Muslims defeat the Romans & enter Jerusalem - Conquest of Jazirah
639 - Conquest of Khuizistan & movement into Egypt
641 - Battle of Nihawand
642 - Battle of Rayy in Persia
643 - Conquest of Azarbaijan
644 - Conquest of Fars - Conquest of Kharan
647 - Conquest of the island of Cypress
648 - Campaign against the Byzantines
651 - Naval battle against the Byzantines
654 - Islam spreads into North Africa
658 - Battle of Nahrawan
659 - Conquest of Egypt
662 - Egypt falls to Islam rule
666 - Sicily is attacked by Muslims
677 - Siege of Constantinople
687 - Battle of Kufa
691 - Battle of Deir ul Jaliq
700 - Military campaigns in North Africa
702 - Battle of Deir ul Jamira
711 - Muslims invade Gibraltar
711 - Conquest of Spain
713 - Conquest of Multan
716 - Invasion of Constantinople
732 - Battle of Tours in France.
740 - Battle of the Nobles.
741 - Battle of Bagdoura in North Africa
744 - Battle of Ain al Jurr.
746 - Battle of Rupar Thutha
748 - Battle of Rayy.
749 - Battle of lsfahan - Battle of Nihawand
750 - Battle of Zab
772 - Battle of Janbi in North Africa
777 - Battle of Saragossa in Spain - Invasion of Spain by Charlemagne, checked by the heroic defense of Saragossa. Annihilation of his rear guard by Basques at Roncesvalles Wars with the Franks continued throughout the rest of the century, with Charlemagne ultimately conquering northeastern Spain as far as the Ebro River (capture of Barcelona, 801).
FROM
http://www.sullivan-county.com/news/mine/islamic_rights.htm
Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights
21 Dhul Qaidah 1401 19 September 1981
Contents
Foreword
Preamble
I Right to Life
II Right to Freedom
III Right to Equality & Prohibition Against Impermissible Discrimination
IV Right to Justice
V Right to Fair Trial
VI Right to Protection Against Abuse of Power
VII Right to Protection Against Torture
VIII Right to Protection of Honour & Reputation
IX Right to Asylum
X Rights of Minorities
XI Right & Obligation to Participate in the Conduct & Management of Public
Affairs
XII Right to Freedom of Belief, Thought & Speech
XIII Right to Freedom of Religion
XIV Right to Free Association
XV The Economic Order & the Rights Evolving Therefrom
XVI Right to Protection of Property
XVII Status & Dignity of Workers
XVIII Right to Social Security
XIX Right to Found a Family & Related Matters
XX Rights of Married Women
XXI Right to Education
XXII Right of Privacy
XXIII Right to Freedom of Movement & Residence
Explanatory Notes
Glossary of Arabic Terms
References
This is a
declaration for mankind, a guidance & instruction to those who fear God.
(Al Qur'an, Al-Imran 3:138)
Foreword
Islam gave to mankind an ideal code of human rights fourteen centuries ago. These rights aim at conferring honour & dignity on mankind & eliminating exploitation, oppression & injustice.
Human rights in Islam are firmly rooted in the belief that God, & God alone, is the Law Giver & the Source of all human rights. Due to their Divine origin, no ruler, government, assembly or authority can curtail or violate in any way the human rights conferred by God, nor can they be surrendered.
Human rights in Islam are an integral part of the overall Islamic order & it is obligatory on all Muslim governments & organs of society to implement them in letter & in spirit within the framework of that order.
It is unfortunate that human rights are being trampled upon with impunity in many countries of the world, including some Muslim countries. Such violations are a matter of serious concern & are arousing the conscience of more & more people throughout the world.
I sincerely hope that this Declaration of Human Rights will give a powerful impetus to the Muslim peoples to stand firm & defend resolutely & courageously the rights conferred on them by God.
This Declaration of Human Rights is the second fundamental document proclaimed by the Islamic Council to mark the beginning of the 15th Century of the Islamic era, the first being the Universal Islamic Declaration announced at the International Conference on The Prophet Muhammad (peace & blessings be upon him) & his Message, held in London from 12 to 15 April 1980.
The Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights is based on the Qur'an & the Sunnah & has been compiled by eminent Muslim scholars, jurists & representatives of Islamic movements & thought. May God reward them all for their efforts & guide us along the right path.
Paris 21 Dhul Qaidah 1401 Salem Azzam
19th September 1981 Secretary General
O men! Behold, We have created you all out of a male & a female, & have
made you into nations & tribes, so that you might come to know one another.
Verily, the noblest of you in the sight of God is the one who is most deeply
conscious of Him. Behold, God is all-knowing, all aware.
(Al Qur'an, Al-Hujurat 49:13)
Preamble
WHEREAS the age-old human aspiration for a just world order wherein people could live, develop & prosper in an environment free from fear, oppression, exploitation & deprivation, remains largely unfulfilled;
WHEREAS the Divine Mercy unto mankind reflected in its having been endowed with super-abundant economic sustenance is being wasted, or unfairly or unjustly withheld from the inhabitants of the earth;
WHEREAS Allah (God) has given mankind through His revelations in the Holy Qur'an & the Sunnah of His Blessed Prophet Muhammad an abiding legal & moral framework within which to establish & regulate human institutions & relationships;
WHEREAS the human rights decreed by the Divine Law aim at conferring dignity & honour on mankind & are designed to eliminate oppression & injustice;
WHEREAS by virtue of their Divine source & sanction these rights can neither be curtailed, abrogated or disregarded by authorities, assemblies or other institutions, nor can they be surrendered or alienated;
Therefore we, as Muslims, who believe
a) in God, the Beneficent & Merciful, the Creator, the Sustainer, the Sovereign, the sole Guide of mankind & the Source of all Law;
b) in the Vicegerency (Khilafah) of man who has been created to fulfill the Will of God on earth;
c) in the wisdom of Divine guidance brought by the Prophets, whose mission found its culmination in the final Divine message that was conveyed by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) to all mankind;
d) that rationality by itself without the light of revelation from God can neither be a sure guide in the affairs of mankind nor provide spiritual nourishment to the human soul, &, knowing that the teachings of Islam represent the quintessence of Divine guidance in its final & perfect form, feel duty-bound to remind man of the high status & dignity bestowed on him by God;
e) in inviting all mankind to the message of Islam;
f) that by the terms of our primeval covenant with God our duties & obligations have priority over our rights, & that each one of us is under a bounden duty to spread the teachings of Islam by word, deed, & indeed in all gentle ways, & to make them effective not only in our individual lives but also in the society around us;
g) in our obligation to establish an Islamic order:
i) wherein all human beings shall be equal & none shall enjoy a privilege or suffer a disadvantage or discrimination by reason of race, colour, sex, origin or language;
ii) wherein all human beings are born free;
iii) wherein slavery & forced labour are abhorred;
iv) wherein conditions shall be established such that the institution of family shall be preserved, protected & honoured as the basis of all social life;
v) wherein the rulers & the ruled alike are subject to, & equal before, the Law;
vi) wherein obedience shall be rendered only to those commands that are in consonance with the Law;
vii) wherein all worldly power shall be considered as a sacred trust, to be exercised within the limits prescribed by the Law & in a manner approved by it, & with due regard for the priorities fixed by it;
viii) wherein all economic resources shall be treated as Divine blessings bestowed upon mankind, to be enjoyed by all in accordance with the rules & the values set out in the Qur’an & the Sunnah;
ix) wherein all public affairs shall be determined & conducted, & the authority to administer them shall be exercised after mutual consultation (Shura) between the believers qualified to contribute to a decision which would accord well with the Law & the public good;
x) wherein everyone shall undertake obligations proportionate to his capacity & shall be held responsible pro rata for his deeds;
xi) wherein everyone shall, in case of an infringement of his rights, be assured of appropriate remedial measures in accordance with the Law;
xii) wherein no one shall be deprived of the rights assured to him by the Law except by its authority & to the extent permitted by it;
xiii) wherein every individual shall have the right to bring legal action against anyone who commits a crime against society as a whole or against any of its members;
xiv) wherein every effort shall be made to
(a) secure unto mankind deliverance from every type of exploitation, injustice & oppression,
(b) ensure to everyone security, dignity & liberty in terms set out & by methods approved & within the limits set by the Law;
Do hereby, as servants of Allah & as members of the Universal Brotherhood of Islam, at the beginning of the Fifteenth Century of the Islamic Era, affirm our commitment to uphold the following inviolable & inalienable human rights that we consider are enjoined by Islam.
I Right to Life
a) Human life is sacred & inviolable & every effort shall be made to protect it. In particular no one shall be exposed to injury or death, except under the authority of the Law.
b) Just as in life, so also after death, the sanctity of a person's body shall be inviolable. It is the obligation of believers to see that a deceased person's body is handled with due solemnity.
II Right to Freedom
a) Man is born free. No inroads shall be made on his right to liberty except under the authority & in due process of the Law.
b) Every individual & every people has the inalienable right to freedom in all its forms - physical, cultural, economic & political - & shall be entitled to struggle by all available means against any infringement or abrogation of this right; & every oppressed individual or people has a legitimate claim to the support of other individuals &/or peoples in such a struggle.
III Right to Equality & Prohibition Against Impermissible Discrimination
a) All persons are equal before the Law & are entitled to equal opportunities & protection of the Law.
b) All persons shall be entitled to equal wage for equal work.
c ) No person shall be denied the opportunity to work or be discriminated against in any manner or exposed to greater physical risk by reason of religious belief, colour, race, origin, sex or language.
IV Right to Justice
a) Every person has the right to be treated in accordance with the Law, & only in accordance with the Law.
b) Every person has not only the right but also the obligation to protest against injustice; to recourse to remedies provided by the Law in respect of any unwarranted personal injury or loss; to self-defence against any charges that are preferred against him & to obtain fair adjudication before an independent judicial tribunal in any dispute with public authorities or any other person.
c) It is the right & duty of every person to defend the rights of any other person & the community in general (Hisbah).
d) No person shall be discriminated against while seeking to defend private & public rights.
e) It is the right & duty of every Muslim to refuse to obey any command which is contrary to the Law, no matter by whom it may be issued.
V Right to Fair Trial
a) No person shall be adjudged guilty of an offence & made liable to punishment except after proof of his guilt before an independent judicial tribunal.
b) No person shall be adjudged guilty except after a fair trial & after reasonable opportunity for defence has been provided to him.
c) Punishment shall be awarded in accordance with the Law, in proportion to the seriousness of the offence & with due consideration of the circumstances under which it was committed.
d) No act shall be considered a crime unless it is stipulated as such in the clear wording of the Law.
e) Every individual is responsible for his actions. Responsibility for a crime cannot be vicariously extended to other members of his family or group, who are not otherwise directly or indirectly involved in the commission of the crime in question.
VI Right to Protection Against Abuse of Power
Every person has the right to protection against harassment by official agencies. He is not liable to account for himself except for making a defence to the charges made against him or where he is found in a situation wherein a question regarding suspicion of his involvement in a crime could be reasonably raised
VII Right to Protection Against Torture
No person shall be subjected to torture in mind or body, or degraded, or threatened with injury either to himself or to anyone related to or held dear by him, or forcibly made to confess to the commission of a crime, or forced to consent to an act which is injurious to his interests.
VIII Right to Protection of Honour & Reputation
Every person has the right to protect his honour & reputation against calumnies, groundless charges or deliberate attempts at defamation & blackmail.
IX Right to Asylum
a) Every persecuted or oppressed person has the right to seek refuge & asylum. This right is guaranteed to every human being irrespective of race, religion, colour & sex.
b) Al Masjid Al Haram (the sacred house of Allah) in Mecca is a sanctuary for all Muslims.
X Rights of Minorities
a) The Qur'anic principle "There is no compulsion in religion" shall govern the religious rights of non-Muslim minorities.
b) In a Muslim country religious minorities shall have the choice to be governed in respect of their civil & personal matters by Islamic Law, or by their own laws.
XI Right & Obligation to Participate in the Conduct & Management of Public Affairs
a) Subject to the Law, every individual in the community (Ummah) is entitled to assume public office.
b) Process of free consultation (Shura) is the basis of the administrative relationship between the government & the people. People also have the right to choose & remove their rulers in accordance with this principle.
XII Right to Freedom of Belief, Thought & Speech
a) Every person has the right to express his thoughts & beliefs so long as he remains within the limits prescribed by the Law. No one, however, is entitled to disseminate falsehood or to circulate reports which may outrage public decency, or to indulge in slander, innuendo or to cast defamatory aspersions on other persons.
b) Pursuit of knowledge & search after truth is not only a right but a duty of every Muslim.
c) It is the right & duty of every Muslim to protest & strive (within the limits set out by the Law) against oppression even if it involves challenging the highest authority in the state.
d) There shall be no bar on the dissemination of information provided it does not endanger the security of the society or the state & is confined within the limits imposed by the Law.
e) No one shall hold in contempt or ridicule the religious beliefs of others or incite public hostility against them; respect for the religious feelings of others is obligatory on all Muslims.
XIII Right to Freedom of Religion
Every person has the right to freedom of conscience & worship in accordance with his religious beliefs.
XIV Right to Free Association
a) Every person is entitled to participate individually & collectively in the religious, social, cultural & political life of his community & to establish institutions & agencies meant to enjoin what is right (ma'roof) & to prevent what is wrong (munkar).
b) Every person is entitled to strive for the establishment of institutions whereunder an enjoyment of these rights would be made possible. Collectively, the community is obliged to establish conditions so as to allow its members full development of their personalities.
XV The Economic Order & the Rights Evolving Therefrom
a) In their economic pursuits, all persons are entitled to the full benefits of nature & all its resources. These are blessings bestowed by God for the benefit of mankind as a whole.
b) All human beings are entitled to earn their living according to the Law.
c) Every person is entitled to own property individually or in association with others. State ownership of certain economic resources in the public interest is legitimate.
d) The poor have the right to a prescribed share in the wealth of the rich, as fixed by Zakah, levied & collected in accordance with the Law.
e) All means of production shall be utilised in the interest of the community (Ummah) as a whole, & may not be neglected or misused.
f) In order to promote the development of a balanced economy & to protect society from exploitation, Islamic Law forbids monopolies, unreasonable restrictive trade practices, usury, the use of coercion in the making of contracts & the publication of misleading advertisements.
g) All economic activities are permitted provided they are not detrimental to the interests of the community(Ummah) & do not violate Islamic laws & values.
XVI Right to Protection of Property
No property may be expropriated except in the public interest & on payment of fair & adequate compensation.
XVII Status & Dignity of Workers
Islam honours work & the worker & enjoins Muslims not only to treat the worker justly but also generously. He is not only to be paid his earned wages promptly, but is also entitled to adequate rest & leisure.
XVIII Right to Social Security
Every person has the right to food, shelter, clothing, education & medical care consistent with the resources of the community. This obligation of the community extends in particular to all individuals who cannot take care of themselves due to some temporary or permanent disability.
XIX Right to Found a Family & Related Matters
a) Every person is entitled to marry, to found a family & to bring up children in conformity with his religion, traditions & culture. Every spouse is entitled to such rights & privileges & carries such obligations as are stipulated by the Law.
b) Each of the partners in a marriage is entitled to respect & consideration from the other.
c) Every husband is obligated to maintain his wife & children according to his means.
d) Every child has the right to be maintained & properly brought up by its parents, it being forbidden that children are made to work at an early age or that any burden is put on them which would arrest or harm their natural development.
e) If parents are for some reason unable to discharge their obligations towards a child it becomes the responsibility of the community to fulfill these obligations at public expense.
f) Every person is entitled to material support, as well as care & protection, from his family during his childhood, old age or incapacity. Parents are entitled to material support as well as care & protection from their children.
g) Motherhood is entitled to special respect, care & assistance on the part of the family & the public organs of the community (Ummah).
h) Within the family, men & women are to share in their obligations & responsibilities according to their sex, their natural endowments, talents & inclinations, bearing in mind their common responsibilities toward their progeny & their relatives.
i) No person may be married against his or her will, or lose or suffer dimunition of legal personality on account of marriage.
XX Rights of Married Women
Every married woman is entitled to:
a) live in the house in which her husband lives;
b) receive the means necessary for maintaining a standard of living which is not inferior to that of her spouse, &, in the event of divorce, receive during the statutory period of waiting (iddah) means of maintenance commensurate with her husband's resources, for herself as well as for the children she nurses or keeps, irrespective of her own financial status, earnings, or property that she may hold in her own rights;
c) seek & obtain dissolution of marriage (Khul'a) in accordance with the terms of the Law. This right is in addition to her right to seek divorce through the courts.
d) inherit from her husband, her parents, her children & other relatives according to the Law;
e) strict confidentiality from her spouse, or ex-spouse if divorced, with regard to any information that he may have obtained about her, the disclosure of which could prove detrimental to her interests. A similar responsibility rests upon her in respect of her spouse or ex-spouse.
XXI Right to Education
a) Every person is entitled to receive education in accordance with his natural capabilities.
b) Every person is entitled to a free choice of profession & career & to the opportunity for the full development of his natural endowments.
XXII Right of Privacy
Every person is entitled to the protection of his privacy.
XXIII Right to Freedom of Movement & Residence
a) In view of the fact that the World of Islam is veritably Ummah Islamia, every Muslim shall have the right to freely move in & out of any Muslim country.
b) No one shall be forced to leave the country of his residence, or be arbitrarily deported therefrom without recourse to due process of Law.
Explanatory Notes
1 In the above formulation of Human Rights, unless the context provides otherwise:
a) the term 'person' refers to both the male & female sexes.
b) the term 'Law' denotes the Shari'ah, i.e. the totality of ordinances derived from the Qur'an & the Sunnah & any other laws that are deduced from these two sources by methods considered valid in Islamic jurisprudence.
2 Each one of the Human Rights enunciated in this declaration carries a corresponding duty.
3 In the exercise & enjoyment of the rights referred to above every person shall be subject only to such limitations as are enjoined by the Law for the purpose of securing the due recognition of, & respect for, the rights & the freedom of others & of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order & the general welfare of the Community (Ummah).
The Arabic text of this Declaration is the original.
Glossary of Arabic Terms
SUNNAH - The example or way of life of the Prophet (peace be upon him), embracing what he said, did or agreed to.
KHALIFAH - The vicegerency of man on earth or succession to the Prophet, transliterated into English as the Caliphate.
HISBAH- Public vigilance, an institution of the Islamic State enjoined to observe & facilitate the fulfillment of right norms of public behaviour. The "Hisbah" consists in public vigilance as well as an opportunity to private individuals to seek redress through it.
MA'ROOF - Good act.
MUNKAR - Reprehensible deed.
ZAKAH - The 'purifying' tax on wealth, one of the five pillars of Islam obligatory on Muslims.
'IDDAH - The waiting period of a widowed or divorced woman during which she is not to re-marry.
KHUL'A - Divorce a woman obtains at her own request.
UMMAH ISLAMIA - World Muslim community.
SHARI'AH - Islamic law.
References
Note: The Roman numerals refer to the topics in the text. The Arabic numerals refer to the Chapter & the Verse of the Qur'an, i.e. 5:32 means Chapter 5, Verse 32.
I 1 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:32
2 Hadith narrated by Muslim, Abu Daud,Tirmidhi, Nasai
3 Hadith narrated by BukhariII 4 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
5 Sayings of Caliph Umar
6 Qur'an As-Shura 42:41
7 Qur'an Al-Hajj 22:41III 8 From the Prophet's address
9 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
10 From the address of Caliph Abu Bakr
11 From the Prophet's farewell address
12 Qur'an Al-Ahqaf 46:19
13 Hadith narrated by Ahmad
14 Qur'an Al-Mulk 67:15
15 Qur'an Al-Zalzalah 99:7-8IV 16 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:59
17 Qur 'an Al-Maidah 5:49
18 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:148
19 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi
20 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
2l Hadith narrated by Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmdhi, Nasai
22 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
23 Hadith narrated by Abu Daud, Tirmidhi
24 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
25 Hadith narrated by BukhariV 26 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
27 Qur'an Al-Isra 17:15
28 Qur'an Al-Ahzab 33:5
29 Qur'an Al-Hujurat 49:6
30 Qur'an An-Najm 53:28
31 Qur’an Al Baqarah 2:229
32 Hadith narrated by Al Baihaki, Hakim
33 Qur'an Al-Isra 17:15
34 Qur'an At-Tur 52:21
35 Qur'an Yusuf 12:79VI 36 Qur'an Al Ahzab 33:58
VII 37 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
38 Hadith narrated by Ibn MajahVIII 39 From the Prophet's farewell address
40 Qur'an Al-Hujurat 49:12
41 Qur'an Al-Hujurat 49:11IX 42 Qur'an At-Tawba 9:6
43 Qur'an Al-Imran 3:97
44 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:125
45 Qur'an Al-Hajj 22:25X 46 Qur'an Al Baqarah 2:256
47 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:42
48 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:43
49 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:47XI 50 Qur'an As-Shura 42:38
51 Hadith narated by Ahmad
52 From the address of Caliph Abu BakrXII 53 Qur'an Al-Ahzab 33:60-61
54 Qur'an Saba 34:46
55 Hadith narrated by Tirmidhi, Nasai
56 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:83
57 Qur'an Al-Anam 6:108XIII 58 Qur'an Al Kafirun 109:6
XIV 59 Qur'an Yusuf 12:108
60 Qur'an Al-Imran 3:104
61 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:2
62 Hadith narrated by Abu Daud, Tirmidhi,Nasai, Ibn MajahXV 63 Qur'an Al-Maidah 5:120
64 Qur'an Al-Jathiyah 45:13
65 Qur'an Ash-Shuara 26:183
66 Qur'an Al-Isra 17:20
67 Qur'an Hud 11:6
68 Qur'an Al-Mulk 67:15
69 Qur'an An-Najm 53:48
70 Qur'an Al-Hashr 59:9
71 Qur'an Al-Maarij 70:24-25
72 Sayings of Caliph Abu Bakr
73 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
74 Hadith narrated by Muslim
75 Hadith narrated by Muslim, Abu Daud,Tirmidhi, Nasai
76 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
77 Qur'an Al-Mutaffifin 83:1-3
78 Hadith narrated by Muslim
79 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:275
80 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim,Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, NasaiXVI 81 Qur'an Al Baqarah 2:188
82 Hadith narrated by Bukhari
83 Hadith narrated by Muslim
84 Hadith narrated by Muslim, TirmidhiXVII 85 Qur'an At-Tawbah 9:105
86 Hadith narrated by Abu Yala¾ Majma Al Zawaid
87 Hadith narrated by Ibn Majah
88 Qur'an Al-Ahqaf 46:19
89 Qur'an At-Tawbah 9:105
90 Hadith narrated by Tabarani¾ Majma Al Zawaid
91 Hadith narrated by BukhariXVIII 92 Qur'an Al-Ahzab 33:6
XIX 93 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:1
94 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:228
95 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim,Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai
96 Qur'an Ar-Rum 30:21
97 Qur'an At-Talaq 65:7
98 Qur'an Al-Isra 17:24
99 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim,Abu Daud, Tirmidhi
100 Hadith narrated by Abu Daud
101 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
102 Hadith narrated by Abu Daud, Tirmidhi
103 Hadith narrated by Ahmad, Abu DaudXX 104 Qur'an At-Talaq 65:6
105 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:34
106 Qur'an At-Talaq 65:6
107 Qur'an AtTalaq 65:6
108 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:229
109 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:12
110 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:237XXI 111 Qur'an Al-Isra 17:23-24
112 Hadith narrated by Ibn Majah
113 Qur'an Al-Imran 3:187
114 From the Prophet's farewell address
115 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim
116 Hadith narrated by Bukhari, Muslim,Abu Daud, TirmidhiXXII 117 Hadith narrated by Muslim
118 Qur'an Al-Hujurat 49:12
119 Hadith narrated by Abu Daud, TirmidhiXXIII 120 Qur'an Al-Mulk 67:15
121 Qur'an Al-Anam 6:11
122 Qur'an An-Nisa 4:97
123 Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:217
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