The Quran & The Bible Deliver
The Same Message of
Righteousness & Justice!
Justice Prevails Under
Just Rulers Only
Corruption Prevails Under
Corrupt Administrations.
If People Are Corrupt, They
Get Corrupt Leaders.
(M. Javed Naseem)
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ
لاَ تُفْسِدُواْ فِى ٱلأَرْضِ قَالُوۤاْ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ
أَلاۤ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ
ٱلْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَـٰكِن لاَّ يَشْعُرُونَ
“When it is said to
them: ‘Make not mischief on
the earth,’ they say:
‘Why, we only want to make
peace!’ Of a surety,
they are the ones who make
mischief, but they
realize (it) not.”
(al-Quran 2:11-12)
Major religions of the world promote righteousness, social
justice and compassion as envisaged by ONE God. But the men in power corrupted
that system so that they (and their children too) could stay in power for as
long as possible. The crooked gave it different names but the main purpose
behind all those fancy names was to grab the power and plunder the wealth manipulating
the poor or the weak. Later on, it got worse when, with emancipation, awareness
and education, the masses started waking up and coming out in the streets to
protest. They started demanding social justice and human rights. The people in
power generally don’t like the criticism or opposition, therefore, they resort
to violence, torture, shutting off general public by putting them in prisons,
even killing them one way or the other so that they could prolong their tenure
in power.
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Allah commands
you not to spread corruption
on the earth.
Whatever is between Heavens and
the Earth,
belongs to Allah. If you try to disrupt
or destroy the
system of Nature, you are on your
way to
self-destruction! You cannot be saved!
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In today’s world, these greedy, corrupt and power-hungry
people call themselves ‘politicians’. To them, politics means grinding your own
axe by fooling people with empty promises, lies, deceptions and even betrayals.
Today’s World Leaders:
Our
world leaders can more clearly be defined
as
greedy, power hungry, criminal, psychopathic,
manipulative,
and parasitic in nature. They cannot
lead
us to the land of freedom, prosperity,
happiness
and peace because they are not
sincere
nor honest. They are incompetent,
inept
and even inhuman!
The leaders of today are neither honest nor sincere with
people. They don’t believe in any ideology. The only ideology they pursue is
the money and power. They are not there to lead you to the land of freedom,
happiness, success, prosperity and peace. They are out there to take control of
your area, your town, your country, your continent and your planet. In other
words, they want total control of your lives so that you cannot demand your
rights, protest against injustice or suppression. They’ve got guns and bombs,
armies of mercenaries to silence you, in case. They want to keep you as slaves!
If we look at the chaotic nature of today’s society
and its obvious inequalities, it seems our world leaders are more clearly
defined by terms such as greedy, power hungry, criminal, psychopathic,
manipulative, and are overall, parasitic in nature. Obviously this is a blanket
statement that doesn’t apply to every single person, as there as many honorable
community leaders out there — but when we think of our leaders as a
whole, in areas such as government, banking, entertainment, and big
business, it’s hard not to come to such negative conclusions.
There is concern for justice in our world today. However, to
achieve justice for the world, we must better understand how God views it. Here
are some verses from the Quran and the Bible for a better understanding of
God’s intentions.
Al-Quran:
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ
يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلإحْسَانِ وَإِيتَآءِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ
وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ
ٱلْفَحْشَاءِ وَٱلْمُنْكَرِ وَٱلْبَغْىِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
“Allah commands
justice, the doing of good, and
liberality to kith
and kin, and He forbids all shameful
deeds, and injustice
and rebellion. He instructs you
that you may receive
admonition.”
(al-Quran 16:90)
يَا أَيُّهَآ
ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّامِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَدَآءَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ
وَلاَ
يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَىۤ أَلاَّ تَعْدِلُواْ ٱعْدِلُواْ هُوَ
أَقْرَبُ
لِلتَّقْوَىٰ
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
“O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah, as
“O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah, as
witnesses to fair
dealing, and let not the hatred of others
to you make you
swerve to wrong and depart from
justice. Be just,
that is next to piety, and fear Allah.
For Allah is
well-acquainted with all that you do.”
(al-Quran 5:8)
لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا
رُسُلَنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ ٱلْكِتَابَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ
لِيَقُومَ ٱلنَّاسُ بِٱلْقِسْطِ
“We sent aforetime our messengers with clear Signs and
“We sent aforetime our messengers with clear Signs and
sent down with them
the Book and the Balance (of Right
and Wrong), that men
may stand forth in Justice…”
(al-Quran 57:25)
يَا أَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّامِينَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ شُهَدَآءَ لِلَّهِ وَلَوْ
عَلَىۤ أَنْفُسِكُمْ
أَوِ ٱلْوَالِدَيْنِ وَٱلأَقْرَبِينَ إِن يَكُنْ غَنِيّاً أَوْ فَقِيراً
فَٱللَّهُ أَوْلَىٰ
بِهِمَا فَلاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ ٱلْهَوَىٰ أَن تَعْدِلُواْ وَإِن
تَلْوُواْ أَوْ
تُعْرِضُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيراً
“O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as
“O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as
witnesses to Allah,
even as against yourselves, or your
parents, or your kin,
and whether it be (against) rich or
poor; for Allah can
best protect both. Follow not the
lusts (of your
hearts), lest you swerve, and if you
distort (justice) or
decline to do justice, verily Allah
is well-acquainted
with all that you do.”
(al-Quran 4:135)
وَإِنْ حَكَمْتَ
فَٱحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِٱلْقِسْطِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ
… If you judge, judge
in equity between them.
For Allah loves those
who judge in equity.”
(al-Quran 5:42)
إِنَّآ أَنْزَلْنَا
إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَابَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِتَحْكُمَ
بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ
بِمَآ أَرَاكَ ٱللَّهُ وَلاَ تَكُنْ لِّلْخَآئِنِينَ خَصِيماً
“We have sent down to you the Book in truth, that
“We have sent down to you the Book in truth, that
you may judge between
men, as guided by Allah …”
(al-Quran 4:105)
وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ
رَبِّكَ صِدْقاً وَعَدْلاً لاَّ مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ
ٱلْعَلِيمُ
“The word of your Lord does find its fulfillment in
“The word of your Lord does find its fulfillment in
truth and in justice.
None can change His words, for
He is the One Who
hears and knows all.”
(al-Quran 6:115)
وَقُلْ آمَنتُ بِمَآ
أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن كِتَابٍ وَأُمِرْتُ ِلأَعْدِلَ بَيْنَكُمُ
… Say: "I
believe in the Book which Allah
has sent down; and I
am commanded to judge
justly between you
...”
(al-Quran 42:15)
The Bible:
Psalms 33:5
“The Lord loves righteousness and justice, the earth is full
of his unfailing love.”
Leviticus 19:15
“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor
or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.”
Zechariah 7:9
This is what the Lord Almighty said: “Administer true
justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.”
Isaiah 1:17
“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take
up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow!”
Luke 18:1-8
“Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that
they should always pray and not give up. He said: ‘He said: In a certain town
there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. And
there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me
justice against my adversary.’ For some time he refused. But finally he said to
himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, yet because
this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she
won’t eventually come and attack me! And the Lord said, ‘Listen to what the
unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones,
who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he
will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man
comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
Isaiah 61:8-9
“For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery and
wrongdoing. In my faithfulness I will reward my people and make an everlasting
covenant with them. Their descendants will be known among the nations and their
offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a
people the Lord has blessed.”
Micah 6:8
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the
Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with
your God.”
Psalms 37:27-29
“Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land
forever. For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones.
Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will
perish. The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.”
Amos 5:24
“But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness
like a never-failing stream!”
Hosea 12:6
“But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice,
and wait for your God always.”
Fourteen hundred years ago these commands created a society
where rich and poor, friend and foe, Muslim and non-Muslim, the ruler and the
ruled, were all treated equally and all of them could count on receiving
justice. The Qazis (judges) were independent and no one, including the Khalifah
was above the law. If a dispute arose between the Khalifah and an ordinary
person, both had to appear in court and provide their evidence. Islamic history
is full of stories of this justice that filled the earth wherever Muslims ruled
in their golden era.
What Is Justice In
Islam?
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ
يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّواْ ٱلأَمَانَاتِ إِلَىۤ أَهْلِهَا وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُمْ
بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ أَن
تَحْكُمُواْ بِٱلْعَدْلِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُمْ بِهِ
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ
سَمِيعاً بَصِيراً
“Allah commands you to render back your Trusts
“Allah commands you to render back your Trusts
to those to whom they
are due. And when you judge
between man and man,
that you judge with justice.
Verily how excellent
is the teaching which He gives
you! For Allah is He
Who hears and sees all things.”
(al-Quran 4:58)
During The Time of The Prophet (s.a.w.):
Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir:
My mother asked my father to give me a gift from his
property and he gave it to me after some hesitation. My mother said that she
would not be satisfied unless the Prophet (s.a.w.) was made a witness to it. I
being a young boy, my father held me by the hand and took me to the Prophet
(s.a.w.). He said to the Prophet, ‘His mother, Bint Rawaha, requested me to
give this boy a gift.’
The Prophet (s.a.w.) said, "Do you have other sons
besides him?"
He said, "Yes." The Prophet (s.a.w.) said,
"Don’t make me a witness to injustice.”
(Narrated Ash-Shabi that the Prophet (s.a.w.) said, "I
will not become a witness to injustice.”).
(Bukhari, Book 48, Hadith No.818)
(Bukhari, Book 48, Hadith No.818)
During The Time of Caliph Umar (r.a.a.):
Shurayh al-Qaadhi (the judge), narrates that Caliph Umar bin
al-Khattaab (r.a.a.), bought a horse from a Bedouin, paid its price and rode
off with it. However, after traveling a little distance, the Caliph noticed
some kind of defect in the horse, so he returned to the seller and requested
him to take it back since it was defective. The man refused, telling the Caliph
that the horse was perfectly healthy when it was sold to him. Umar (r.a.a.)
asked the man to choose a judge for resolving the dispute. The man suggested Shurayh
ibn al-Haarith al-Kindi whom Umar (r.a.a.) accepted.
After the judge listened to the Bedouin’s testimony, he turned to Umar (r.a.a.), asking: “Was the horse normal and healthy when you bought it?”
After the judge listened to the Bedouin’s testimony, he turned to Umar (r.a.a.), asking: “Was the horse normal and healthy when you bought it?”
Umar (r.a.a.) replied: “Yes, it was.”
Shurayh then said: “Then keep what you bought or return it
as you took it.”
Umar (r.a.a.) looked at Shurayh in admiration and said:
“That’s the way justice should be! I give you the position of Chief Justice of
Koofah in Iraq.”
This is Islamic justice, an ordinary Bedouin taking the
Caliph to court, deciding which judge to go to and the Caliph accepting the
judge’s decision voluntarily.
During The Time of Caliph Ali (r.a.a.):
Ali ibn Abu Talib (r.a.a.) lost a shield that was dear to
him and later found it in the hands of a non-Muslim who was selling it in one
of Koofah’s markets. Ali (r.a.a.) recognized the shield and said: “This is my
shield that fell off my camel on so and so night at such and such time.”
The man answered: “No, this is my shield because it is in my
hand.”
Ali (r.a.a.) replied: “No, it is mine since I never sold it
or gave it to anyone.”
They decided to take the matter to the Qadhi (judge) and went
to the court of judge Shurayh. (This was the same judge who was appointed by
Caliph Umar binn Al-Khattab (r.a.a.) many years ago). The judge asked Ali
(r.a.a.) for his side of the story. Ali (r.a.a.) claimed that the shield was
his and that he had found it with that man. It had fallen off his camel and he
had never sold it or given it to anyone.
The judge turned to the other man asking his story. The man
said that he did not accuse Ali (r.a.a.) of lying but the shield was his as it
was in his hands.
Shurayh turned to Ali (r.a.a.) saying: “I believe you, but we need the testimony of two witnesses to back your story.”
Shurayh turned to Ali (r.a.a.) saying: “I believe you, but we need the testimony of two witnesses to back your story.”
Ali (r.a.a.) said that there was his aide Qanbar and his son
Hassan with him, to which the man replied that a son could not testify for the
benefit of his father.
Ali (r.a.a.) said: “My God! A man who is promised paradise
cannot act as a witness! Have you not heard what the Prophet (s.a.w.) said that
Hassan and Hussain would be the leaders of the youths of paradise?
Shurayh said: “Yes, I have, but a son cannot bear witness
for his father.”
Then Ali turned to the man and said: “Keep the shield as I
have no other witnesses.”
The man, who was a non-Muslim, then said: “O Ali, the shield is yours! What a great religion (Islam)! I can bring the Caliph to the court and get a judge to pass a decision for my benefit! I declare myself a Muslim.”
The man, who was a non-Muslim, then said: “O Ali, the shield is yours! What a great religion (Islam)! I can bring the Caliph to the court and get a judge to pass a decision for my benefit! I declare myself a Muslim.”
He told the judge that he was following the army and had
seen the shield fall down and picked it up. Ali (r.a.a.) then told the man to
keep the shield and, on top of that, he also gave him a horse. That incident
changed the life of that man. Soon after, the man was seen under Ali (r.a.a.)’s
leadership fighting the Khawaarij.
That’s called justice in Islam!
Islam has prepared its followers to follow this righteous
instinct. It is a joy to our spirit to stand and think of the greatness of
Islamic justice, how fair Islamic law is to individuals and groups, rulers and
the ruled!
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