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Rights of the Poor

Rights of the Poor

One of the important credentials of MUSALLEEN / MUTTAQEEN (مصلین، متقین), as given in the Quran, is that in their property or wealth there is a recognised/known right for those who ask for help and those who are deprived or impoverished although they do not ask for any help [51:19, 70:25]. وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ [Al-Quran Surah 51: Verse 19] وَالَّذِينَ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ [Al-Quran Surah 70: Verse 24-25] The word maal is used for ‘whatever one possesses’. It may be wealth, property, money, grains, cattle…

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Rights of the Parents

Rights of the Parents

Ihsan – Treat your parents kindly and behave with them in a nice and comely manner. [Al-Quran Surah 2: verse 83; Surah 4: verse 36; Surah 6: verse 151; Surah 17: verse 23; Surah 46: verse 15] Infaq – Spend out of your wealth for the welfare and wellbeing of your parents. [Al-Quran Surah 2: verse 215] Bequest (Al-wasiya) – Make a bequest for your parents from your wealth, in case you may die earlier. [Al-Quran Surah 2: verse 180]…

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Freedom of Expression

Freedom of Expression

Freedom of speech or expression is the political right to express one’s opinion or ideas. The right to freedom of expression is not absolute anywhere in the world, and is subjected to restrictions as with slander, sedition, libel, obscenity, etc. In an Islamic Republic, no one is allowed to spread immorality or broadcast obscenity[1] in the name of freedom of media or press. No one is allowed to calumniate the innocent under the pretext of freedom of speech[2]. Regarding the…

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Liberty and Freedom

Liberty and Freedom

Liberty identifies a condition in which human beings can act according to their own free will and take responsibility of their actions. John Stuart Mill has differentiated two types of liberty, i.e. (a) absence of external coercion and (b) freedom to act. Isaiah Berlin also differentiated two types of liberty, i.e. (a) negative liberty which is about absence of external restraints to one’s action, and (b) presence of means and opportunities to act. Berlin described that a statement such as…

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