Justice
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Questions (4)
Is fighting and warfare prescribed only in Islam, or do other religions also permit it?
Fighting for a just cause has been prescribed in virtually all major world religions, not only Islam. The Bible commands killing in multiple passages (Ezekiel 9:5, Exodus 32:27-28). Jesus told his followers to buy swords (Luke 22:36). The Hindu Bhagavad Gita contains 18 chapters centered on Lord Krishna commanding Arjuna to fight and kill his own relatives in battle. The Qur'an commands justice even against one's own self and family.
Does Islam support violence against non-Muslims?
No. The Qur'an explicitly states 'there is no compulsion in religion' (2:256) and permits fighting only in self-defense. Verses about warfare were revealed in specific historical contexts of persecution and self-defense, not as blanket commands.
How can you prove the existence of the Hereafter, i.e., life after death?
Belief in the Hereafter is supported by multiple lines of reasoning: the Qur'an as a divine source affirms it, the concept of ultimate justice requires it (since many wrongs go unpunished in this life), and it provides the necessary moral framework for human civilization. Without accountability after death, there would be no ultimate consequence for evil and no reward for good, making moral behavior merely optional rather than meaningful.
Why are most of the Muslims terrorists?
The premise of the question is false. The word 'terrorist' means someone who causes terror. A policeman is a terrorist for a criminal. Labels depend on perspective — the British called George Washington 'Terrorist No. 1,' and Nelson Mandela was labeled a terrorist before winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The Qur'an commands Muslims to verify information before acting on it.
Qur'an Verses (3)
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلْإِحْسَـٰنِ وَإِيتَآئِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَآءِ وَٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْبَغْىِ ۚ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Innallaha ya'muru bil-'adli wal-ihsani wa ita'i dhil-qurba wa yanha 'anil-fahsha'i wal-munkari wal-baghyi. Ya'izukum la'allakum tadhakkarun
“Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded.”
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَمَن قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهِۦ سُلْطَـٰنًا فَلَا يُسْرِف فِّى ٱلْقَتْلِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مَنصُورًا
Wa la taqtulun-nafsa allati harramallahu illa bil-haqq. Wa man qutila mazluman fa qad ja'alna liwaliyyihi sultanan fa la yusrif fil-qatl. Innahu kana mansura
“And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden, except by right. And whoever is killed unjustly — We have given his heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in the matter of taking life. Indeed, he has been supported by the law.”
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٧﴾ وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ
Fa man ya'mal mithqala dharratin khayran yarahu. Wa man ya'mal mithqala dharratin sharran yarahu
“So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it. And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.”
Hadith (5)
لاَ يَحِلُّ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ بِإِحْدَى ثَلاَثٍ النَّفْسُ بِالنَّفْسِ وَالثَّيِّبُ الزَّانِي وَالْمَارِقُ مِنَ الدِّينِ التَّارِكُ لِلْجَمَاعَةِ
La yahillu damu imri'in Muslimin yash-hadu an la ilaha illallah wa anni Rasulullah illa bi ihda thalath: an-nafsu bin-nafs, wath-thayyibu az-zani, wal-mariqu min ad-din at-tariku lil-jama'ah
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُدَايِنُ النَّاسَ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِفَتَاهُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مُعْسِرًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنَّا فَلَقِيَ اللَّهَ فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ
Kana rajulun yudayinu an-nasa fa kana yaqulu li fatahu: idha atayta mu'siran fa tajawaz 'anhu, la'alla Allaha an yatajawaza 'anna. Fa laqiya Allaha fa tajawaza 'anhu
Narrated by Abu Hurairah
مَنْ نَفَّسَ عَنْ مُؤْمِنٍ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ الدُّنْيَا نَفَّسَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ يَسَّرَ عَلَى مُعْسِرٍ يَسَّرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ
Man naffasa 'an mu'minin kurbatan min kurab id-dunya naffasa Allahu 'anhu kurbatan min kurab yawm il-qiyamah, wa man yassara 'ala mu'sirin yassara Allahu 'alayhi fid-dunya wal-akhirah
Narrated by Abu Hurairah
مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الإِيمَانِ
Man ra'a minkum munkaran falyughayyirhu biyadihi, fa in lam yastati' fa bilisanihi, fa in lam yastati' fa biqalbihi, wa dhalika ad'af al-iman
Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
يَا عِبَادِي إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ الظُّلْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَجَعَلْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ مُحَرَّمًا فَلاَ تَظَالَمُوا يَا عِبَادِي كُلُّكُمْ ضَالٌّ إِلاَّ مَنْ هَدَيْتُهُ فَاسْتَهْدُونِي أَهْدِكُمْ يَا عِبَادِي كُلُّكُمْ جَائِعٌ إِلاَّ مَنْ أَطْعَمْتُهُ فَاسْتَطْعِمُونِي أُطْعِمْكُمْ يَا عِبَادِي كُلُّكُمْ عَارٍ إِلاَّ مَنْ كَسَوْتُهُ فَاسْتَكْسُونِي أَكْسُكُمْ يَا عِبَادِي إِنَّكُمْ تُخْطِئُونَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَأَنَا أَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا فَاسْتَغْفِرُونِي أَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ
Ya 'ibadi inni harramtu az-zulma 'ala nafsi wa ja'altuhu baynakum muharraman fa la tazalamu. Ya 'ibadi kullukum dallun illa man hadaytuhu fastahduni ahdikum. Ya 'ibadi kullukum ja'i'un illa man at'amtuhu fastat'imuni ut'imkum. Ya 'ibadi kullukum 'arin illa man kasawtuhu fastaksuni aksukum. Ya 'ibadi innakum tukhti'una bil-layli wan-nahari wa ana aghfiru adh-dhunuba jami'an fastaghfiruni aghfir lakum
Narrated by Abu Dharr al-Ghifari