Equality in Islam
, Equality in Islam
Equality
"O Mankind! We have created you from a male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honorable of you in the sight of Allah is he who has most taqwa among of you. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware."
Islam does not distinguish between human beings according to their races, gender, color, or their beliefs. Islam looks at everyone as equal to each other, because at the end we are all the same in front of god. Humans are all made of mud, all mankind is the progeny of Adam and Adam was fashioned out of clay. Islam does not distinguish between man and woman; all are equal in front of god. Since the beginning, Islam worked hard to end all cruelty and injustice in the Islamic empire. Islam was the first to end slavery and give slaves legal documentation as a proof of their freedom.
The prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, the caliphates and a lot of his followers bought and freed a lot of slaves. Slaves at that time benefited from Islam, because Islam gave them the right to live as free human beings and as equal to the people that were their masters and owners. Many slaves converted to Islam and devoted their lives to worship the one and only God. Islam gave them a better life than the cruel inhumane life they had before Islam.
Slavery in pre-Islamic Arabia was widely practiced. Men, women even children were taken as slaves from different parts of Arabia. Slaves were either bought or born as slaves in their masters’ house. Only the master had the ability to free his slaves, but that was kind of impossible. At that time before Islam no one would fee his slaves or treat them kindly. Slaves were mistreated, female slaves were forced into prostitution for the benefit of their masters, and children were treated as everything but children.
While Islam became widespread one of the main matters Islam focused on was slavery and how to end it. The Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon
Equality
"O Mankind! We have created you from a male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honorable of you in the sight of Allah is he who has most taqwa among of you. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware."
Islam does not distinguish between human beings according to their races, gender, color, or their beliefs. Islam looks at everyone as equal to each other, because at the end we are all the same in front of god. Humans are all made of mud, all mankind is the progeny of Adam and Adam was fashioned out of clay. Islam does not distinguish between man and woman; all are equal in front of god. Since the beginning, Islam worked hard to end all cruelty and injustice in the Islamic empire. Islam was the first to end slavery and give slaves legal documentation as a proof of their freedom.
The prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, the caliphates and a lot of his followers bought and freed a lot of slaves. Slaves at that time benefited from Islam, because Islam gave them the right to live as free human beings and as equal to the people that were their masters and owners. Many slaves converted to Islam and devoted their lives to worship the one and only God. Islam gave them a better life than the cruel inhumane life they had before Islam.
Slavery in pre-Islamic Arabia was widely practiced. Men, women even children were taken as slaves from different parts of Arabia. Slaves were either bought or born as slaves in their masters’ house. Only the master had the ability to free his slaves, but that was kind of impossible. At that time before Islam no one would fee his slaves or treat them kindly. Slaves were mistreated, female slaves were forced into prostitution for the benefit of their masters, and children were treated as everything but children.
While Islam became widespread one of the main matters Islam focused on was slavery and how to end it. The Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon