By Wael Abdelgawad | IslamicSunrays.com
' Say: 'My Lord ordered justice...' " -Quran Surat al - A'raf, 29
Some speak of love it if this is the answer to the ills of the world:
"All you need is love"... "God is love"... "Jesus loves you." And so forth.
But Islam chooses instead to focus on justice, because when people perceive that they are treated fairly and with justice, everything else becomes possible. The Qur'an speaks of love, but it focuses on justice more strongly.
«Ye who believe!» be the defenders of justice, testifying for Allah alone, even against you or your parents and your loved ones. Be they rich or poor, Allah is well able to deal with them. Do not follow your own desires and deviate from the truth. If you to twist or turn away, Allah is aware of what do you "-Koran Surat an-Nisa', ' 135
What does it mean to speak of love both oppress people? What does it mean to speak of love while hosting racial prejudice, or by supporting the occupation of another country, or engage in oppressive practices? On a personal level, which means to speak of love while abusing his or her spouse or children?
No. be fair and give people their rights. Harm anyone, person cheat and oppress anyone. Be kind and compassionate to friends and strangers. Do this and everything will follow: peace, harmony, love and progress. This is the Islamic way.
If we do not see justice practiced today in the Muslim world – and we do not, for the most part - it is because many Muslims do not live Islam. They are infected by the anti-Islamic ideologies and behaviours such as tribalism and hatred sectarian misogyny. We have lost our way as an Ummah. The last centuries have reduced us from Kings of the Earth to the bickering of children, and we now have to grow all over again.
Read this verse. Defenders of justice even against yourselves. Carry the torch of truth. Judge for yourselves before the others. Be fair, be kind and help children sitting in the dust, crying for a piece of food, or the safety of the artillery. Think your spouse needs before your own. Perform your duties to your children: not only financially, but the functions of time, care, playing, hugging and be always honest.
And here's something that you have done: practised at this deep level of justice begins to look much love. The difference is the starting point: no flowery words, but concrete of justice on its societal and personal expression.
Justice and goodness are a rich ground of what love grows. Be fair.
Wael AA is an Egyptian-American living in Fresno, California. He is the founder of several Islamic Web, including Zawaj.com and IslamicAnswers.com sites, as well as various travel and technology Web sites. He is a writer and poet and he is developer web since 1997. IslamicSunrays.com, this project is dear to his heart, because it allowed him to express ideas that have more inside of him for many years. Wael is divorced and has a beautiful girl. He practices and teaches (a little obsessive) martial arts and loves Islamic books, science fiction and vanilla fudge ice cream. Wael is a defender of the rights of man and the articles on these issues at AbolishTorture.com. He is also a volunteer with the youth organisation Muslim sindhu in Fresno. Wael has tagged this post with: be fair, just, justice, justice in the love of Islam, love, in islam read 234 articles by Wael
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