The Quranic Way of Life is the Life of Action 73 Quran says: (6:108) OER OOFIPL ED e She AM AE GUAT abl OSE GUEST *Revile not ye thoae whom they call upon besides God, lest they, out of spite, revile God. fn thelr ignorance." Justice is the basic pillar of an Islamic society: ete oe ee. ghseyls dab oal abi ob “Indeed Allah commands Justice and Proportion.” Here justice means a condition where every individual in a human society gets what is due to him, not only economically but all the fundamental rights that belong to him by virtue of being a man. According to the holy Quran, to stand firm for Jusitce is to be a witness to God and thus jusitce must be done, even if It Is detrimental to our ‘own interests (as we conceive them) or the Interest of those who are near and dear to us: (16:91) not ater enc eee Leon | on8 oe 28 ate ate ace cn case PUN MEE Scag LL iS OS ENGI (42138) Ary Qs ab 551 DE TSS "O you who believel stand out firmly for justice as witnesses to God, even as against yourself, or your parents, or your kins, or whether It be (against) rich or poor, for Allah can best protect both.” To do justice in a favourable and neutral atmosphere ts meritorious enough but the real test comes when you have to do justice to people who hate you or who are your enemies: WESSELS oh LS Oe EA IG 9) oSRltestSabigy ain fs tet Ca bs "0 you who believe! stand out firmly for God as witnesses to fair dealing and let not the hatred of others make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be fust. That ts nearer to the path Allah leads to. Uphold the path of Allah. Allah's law of requital ts well acquainted with what you do.” No code of ethics in the world can reach this high standard. Protection of life and property The holy Quran has upheld the greatest respect for life. It is strongly prohibited to Jail any one unless he is a murderer, or the one who spreads mischief in the land. Thus It 4s said in the story of Bant-Israel: (532). HE HENS74 Conspiracies against the Quran "We ordained for the children of Israel that if any one slew a person—unless ft be for murder of for spreading mischief In the land—it would be as If he slew the whole humanity. And If any one saved « life, it would be as if he saved the life of whole humanity. ‘The Quran strongly prohibits plunder and arson, whether the one who commits the offence or the one on whom the oficnce is committed, be a Muslim or a non-Muslim: ABCs aise og 3h epaeoa. 2h eee te ecg SAY STU Si Be3 BM GIS IS (2:205) g 30S "When he (a glib hypocrite) turns his bick, his aim every-where fs to spread mischief through the carth and destroy crops and caltlc, Gut Allah loveth not mischiel.” Jn the presence of such a strict code of ethics, how can one expect the followers of the Quran to be cruel and usurpers. Islam did not spread by the use of force~There has been a vigorous propaganda by the enemies of Islam. to the effect thal Islam spread in the world by use of force and by dint of sword. This is untrue and is merely the outcome of prejudice and hatred against the torch bearers of peace. That is nothing more than hiding the true facts and the distortion of historical events. Compulsion in the matter of belief is contrary to the basic concepts of the Quranic teachings. Belief in God, according to the holy Quran, 1s not a dogmatic creed. It has got a particular bearing on the human way of life. The objective before man, as laid down by the Quran Is to reach a higher evolutionary stage of life, after physical death. As stated already, this can be achieved by the development of human personality which in a mature form can survive physical death, The more one strives in deeds consistent with the divine laws, the more his potentialities are realised. ‘As the instrument to develop the individual personalities Is the formation of a balanced society based on the Quranic fundamental principles. Now is there any’ sense in believing that an unwilling convert can fit into a Quranic soclety? Moreover if it were Allah's plan to make humanity a single people, He could have given man an instinct, as {n the case of lower animals. But Allah's plan was to select man for a higher form of life. ‘Thus It ts sald: B93 Bo rere tees, sete es Gok ce ch agers eh owe oo 65) SHAW FST SIE GATOS Fe Le ESS “If God had so willed, He would have made you a single people, but (Ilis plan {s) to test you in what Ile has given you, so strive, as in a race, in all virtues.” ‘The point that the Quran prohibits compulsion in the matter of Belief ts made still BAL OTS ECILS ai eI ARIUS, 0:99) OGAeeK “If t had been thy Lord’s will, they would all have believed, all who are on earth, will you then compel mankind to believe against their will?” At yet antoher place it Is said:‘The Quranic Way of Life (s the Life of Action 7B Oe ETUDE er Ere (6107) Od ESIC Pas ARE AIC a ES “If tt had been God's plan, they would not have taken false gods, but We made thee (0 messenger of God) not onc to watch over their doings, nor art thou set over them to dispose of their affairs.” Allah has given man a free choice to accept or reject the truth, but it is man’s Personal responsibility to bear the consequences of his own doings: rey oe agen be (18:29) 2 RSAG G45 Se Hower SAN SS "Say, the truth fs from your Lord. Let him who will, believe, and let him, who will, reject. ay.” Again it ts said: we ether oc oon s reo eee BECICS phed EF rt ote 2h oped Si a Sn SE (6:104) “Now have come to you, from your Lord, the light of knowledge and reason as eye openers; if any will sce (and think over it) it will be for (the good of his own personality, and if any will be blind, it will be to his own (harm), I (the Rasool’] am not here to wajch ‘over your doings.” ‘The point ts stressed still further: sta Siege C3 een SIE, So EUG papell 6 yee O'S FUSE) pad IG ore Gus oS! (0:108) Ok HYWHECICS EMS BG “Say O mankind! Now truth has reached you from your Lord. Those who receive guidance, do so for the good of their own personality: those who stray, do so to their ‘own loss; and | am not set over you to arrange your affairs.” DRO Ly B94) © ok 2ge DIC Ge “Verily We have revealed to thee the book, the reality of which cannot be challenged. He, then, that revetves guidance benefits his own personality: but he that strays infures his ‘own soul. Nor art thou set over them to dispose of their affairs.” fo ence te, He CHE (76:3) OSGI SSE) ESN ALG Gy “We have showed him (man) the way, whether he stendfastly follows it or goes astray (rests on his own will}. And finally the forceful declaration by the holy Quran that compulsion tn the matter of Deen is incompatible with the way of life prescribed by Allah: