How Does Islam Guarantee Human Rights and Equality?
The Quran prescribes freedom of conscience: There is no compulsion in religion. Truth stands out clearly from falsehood; whoever rejects evil and believes in God has grasped the strongest rope that never breaks. And God is All-Hearing and All-Knowing. (Quran 2:256) The life, honor and property of all citizens in a Muslim society are considered sacred whether the person is Muslim or not. Racism and sexism are incomprehensible to Muslims, for the Quran speaks of human equality in the following terms: O mankind. We created you from a single soul, male and female, and made you into peoples and tribes, so that you may come to know one another. Truly, the most honored of you in Gods sight is the greatest of you in Gods sight is the greatest of you in piety. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (Quran 49:13) What Does Islam Say About War? Like Christianity, Islam permits fighting in self-defense, in defense of religion, or on the part of those who have been expelled forcibly from their homes. It la
