JUSTICE PREVAILS UNDER JUST RULERS, Corruption Under The Corrupt!

Justice Prevails Under

Just Rulers, Corruption

Under The Corrupt!

The Quran And The Bible Deliver

The Same Message of Justice

And Righteousness!

(M. Javed Naseem)

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 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!

Look at the world we are living in today! It’s a chaotic society full of inequalities, racism, discrimination, hate and Islamophobia. 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 are 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 says:

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

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)

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

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

truth and in justice. None can change His words, for

He is the One Who hears and knows all.”

(al-Quran 6:115)

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

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)

The Bible says:

“The Lord loves righteousness and justice, the earth is full of his unfailing love.” --  Psalms 33:5

 “Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.” -- Leviticus 19:15

“This is what the Lord Almighty said: Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.” -- Zechariah 7:9

“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow!” -- Isaiah 1:17

“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.” -- Isaiah 61:8-9

“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.” -- Micah 6:8

“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.” -- Psalms 37:27-29

“But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” -- Amos 5:24

“But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.” -- Hosea 12:6

Justice In Islam

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).

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?”

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.”

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.”

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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