There are four key principles of Justice, given in the Quran. The first principle of justice given in the Quran is, to judge people according to qis’ṭ (قِسْط), in such a way, that there is no bakhs (بَخْس), khus’rān (خُسْرَان)/ khus’r (خُسْر) or ẓul’m (ظُلْم) to anyone, i.e., giving everyone his due (right), and putting everyone and everything at their rightful place and time.
In the light of a parable given in the Quran, one can infer that only those nations and societies will survive and remain on the earth to endure which are beneficent to the humankind. And the societies which do not result in any benefit to the humankind will disappear to go into oblivion. Here goes the parable: اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاۗءِ مَاۗءً فَسَالَتْ اَوْدِيَةٌۢ بِقَدَرِهَا فَاحْتَمَلَ السَّيْلُ زَبَدًا رَّابِيًا ۭ وَمِمَّا يُوْقِدُوْنَ عَلَيْهِ فِي النَّارِ ابْتِغَاۗءَ حِلْيَةٍ اَوْ مَتَاعٍ زَبَدٌ مِّثْلُهٗ …
According to the Quran, two key characteristics of those who will inherit the earth to rule the world are: TAQWA (تقوی) and SALAHIYAT (صلاحیۃ) اِنَّ الْاَرْضَ لِلّٰهِ يُوْرِثُهَا مَنْ يَّشَاۗءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖ ۭوَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِيْنَ Surely the earth belongs to Allah. He makes its inheritors whom He wills of His servants; And (His will is that) the ultimate succession (to authority in the earth) belongs to Muttaqeen (i.e. those who are conscientious and act with integrity and uprightness). Al-Quran Surah…
The Arabic term ‘JǓRM’ (جُرم) primarily means cutting off (fruits of a tree) (for oneself) or shearing off (wool of a sheep); it also refers to selfish exploitation of resources for one’s own personal advantage. Other meanings of the term JǓRM include: a crime; an offence; or an unlawful act. In the Quran, prevalence of JǓRM (جُرم) or crime in the society has been given as one of the causes for the downfall of nations. Allah says in the Quran:…
The Arabic term ZULM (ظُلم) primarily means ‘not putting a thing where it belongs or where it ought to be’; it refers to ‘unfairness and injustice’ by depriving people of their due rights; acting wrongfully, injuriously or tyrannically; exceeding or falling short or deviating from proper time or place; transgressing proper limits; making someone to suffer loss; oppression; tyranny; and inequity. ZULM has been described as one of the key reasons for the downfall and destruction of nations, in the…
Belief The cornerstone for obtaining higher ranks or grades in the sight of Allah is belief in Him as being the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, belief in the Divine Guidance revealed by Him; belief in the Messengers to which He revealed the Divine Guidance; belief in Malaika, through which Divine Guidance was communicated to the Messengers and through which many of the Divine plans are carried out in the Universe; and belief in the Hereafter for accountability and…
Allah, the Creator of this Universe, not only brought everything into existence but also provided it guidance towards the fulfilment and actualization of its potential. The major difference between human beings and other beings is that the other beings have been provided guidance by default while human beings are provided guidance by choice through Allah’s chosen Messengers, in the form of Divine Books – the last and final version being the Quran. إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ Surely, it is for Us…