Islaam respects and safeguards life if it is led in a pure and righteous manner and not when it is led in an immoral, oppressive and tyrannical way. This respect would be of no value if it was not supported by a comprehensive and just system which is well organised.

Islaam protects the human’s right to have an honourable and upright life which is led in peace, security and stability. Islaam also ensures that Muslims do not become a source of harm and danger and therefore establishes justice based on the Sharee’ah of Allaah; Islaam also establishes the power and influence that is required to establish itself as a comprehensive system. Also, Islaam builds the brotherhood and fraternity between the Muslims that leads to the honouring of rights and obligations towards all; this includes the upkeep of family ties, dutifulness to parents, kindness to neighbours, honouring the rights of marriage and ultimately, relations between nations who are to be judged and ranked by virtue of their piety.

One of the protected principles in Islaam is that a Muslim cannot be impartial while a fellow Muslim is being harmed in his presence, nor can he allow anyone to insult them in their absence, whether this harm is physical or emotional, by action or words. Therefore, Islaam forbade hitting others without due right as well as bad mouthing, mocking, making fun of and cursing. ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated the story of a man who used to drink khamr (intoxicants) often and be punished. One day he was brought before the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam who commanded him to be flogged, then a man said: “O Allaah! Curse him for he did this many times” the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam responded: “Do not curse him, for I swear by Allaah I know that he loves Allaah and His Messenger” (Bukhaari & Muslim).

Islaam not only honours and protects mankind during life but also after death as it has commanded that the dead be washed, shrouded, prayed over and respectfully buried. Islaam forbids breaking the bones of the dead or damaging corpses in any other way. ‘Aa’ishah narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “Do not curse the dead for they are facing the consequences of what they have set forth” (Bukhaari).

O pilgrims! The new civilisation, or to put it more accurately, the purely materialistic civilisation, propagates its own version of the principles of human rights. In reality, these rights are weak, deficient, geared only towards greed and driven by foul racism. Moreover, these rights are not underpinned by faith, nor is there any belief behind them that would revive them, nor any enforceable legislation that would protect them. Consequently, you see them violated in the worlds most materialistically advanced civilizations, the very places from which they are propagated! Where are these human rights when Jerusalem is occupied, the sanctity of Al-Aqsaa violated, its peoples wealth confiscated and their blood spilt - for many years? Where are the human rights in such a war that has no principles to control it; does not respect human morals and flagrantly destroys the very notion of human rights?