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Attorney General is Right about 'Rights'
13|12|2005 | AOL
The Attorney General's statement 'Human rights are not
going to be distributed to people like Zakah, they have to be
sought' have created a uproar amongst some people who
argue that Allah has given 'similar' rights 1400 years ago. So,
why do we have to seek them ? Well, the Attorney General said
this statement on the occasion to mark the 55th anniversary of
International Human Rights Day to commemorate the 1948 signing
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The freedoms and
values mentioned in this declaration actually emanate from the
secular outlook on life and its arrogant assumption that human
mind is capable of creating a system to organise human
relationships. On the contrary, the rights given by the Allah
emanates from a radically different viewpoint about society and
the human being. Therefore, it is clear that the Attorney
General was exclusively referring to the values emanating from
secular outlook and viewpoint and he is right when he said each
individual has to seek his/her rights. This is because the
masses actually agree that humans can legislate and have elected
their chosen MPs to the Majlis to undertake this task. People
may complain the about the slow process of constitutional reform
but they are in complete agreement with the assumption that
humans can legislate. A constitution comprising of legislations
emanating from people's mind and their own perceptions of good
and bad always favour a certain group. As a result of this
disparity, the rights of some others are deprived. And this
particular group will have to seek their rights because the man
made legislative framework is deficient and incoherent. Just
look at some of the sub ideals of democracy which in origin
contradict with each other. For example majority rights vs.
minority rights, laws vs. freedom, rule of law vs. national
security. The tensions between these sub ideals are huge and
fudging the issues does no justice to building a coherent
political vision.
conclusion
Muslims have to exercise great caution when seeking their rights
from a Kufr system.
1)The system may grant rights which are prohibited by Islam. A
Muslim should not fight for such rights.
2) A Kufur constitution may give rights to Muslims
(depending on the situation) to undertake some Islamic
obligations (e.g. women's dress code). However a Muslim should
view such issues as Orders (Hukm) of Allah as opposed to
being constitutional rights.
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