Islam and Human Rights

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This paper explains that the Muslim religion is traditionally a peaceful religion based on the principle of treating one's fellow man as one would want to be treated by them. However, just as has been witnessed in other religions of the world, over time different meanings have been constructed, which led to the formation of extremist groups that are on the 'holy' warpath and are abusive towards women in the Muslim society. The author points out that competent Muslim thinkers and scholars either purposefully or inadvertently have not tackled important issues like polygamy, apostasy (riddah) and the legal punishments prescribed in the Qur'an and Sunnah (hudud) in light of the current propagation of the Doctrine of Human Rights, which they cannot adequately defend or justify while following Western presuppositions. The paper relates that Muslims believe that no government on earth has the right or authority to make any amendment or change in the rights conferred by God.

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Objective
Introduction
Muslim Beliefs and Authorities of Those Beliefs
The Holy Quran
Findings of Research

From the Paper:

"The Charter of Human Rights granted by Islam is that "woman's chastity has to be respected and protected under all circumstances whether she belongs to the Muslim nation or the nation of an enemy, whether she is found in a forest that is wild or in a conquered city, whether she is Muslim or not. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was, "articulated along the lines of historical trends of the Western world during the last three centuries, and a certain philosophical anthropology of individualistic humanism helped justify them.""

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