Open AccessEnglish-3 The portrayal of Human Rights in Islam –Multi-perspective disposition
Author(s) -
Sumbul Ansar,
Syeda Rakhshanda Kaukab,
Umair Rais uddin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
al-iʿjāz taḥqīqī majallah barāʾe islāmiyyāt va insāniyyāt
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-1219
pISSN - 2707-1200
DOI - 10.53575/english3.v5.02(21).28-35
Subject(s) - human rights , islam , viewpoints , politics , political science , perspective (graphical) , environmental ethics , realism , scope (computer science) , state (computer science) , sociology , law , law and economics , epistemology , philosophy , theology , art , algorithm , artificial intelligence , computer science , visual arts , programming language
This paper briefly sketches the nature, practices, and challenges of human rights from Muslim viewpoints. Historically, Islam is the pioneer of endorsing human rights. However, there are clashes between the Islamic and western concept of human rights, which has categorized human rights into various schools of thoughts. This debate has ignored realism and obscured the real essence of human values. The paper briefly analyzes the potential of human rights principles and their scope to serve as a mediator to improve human rights conditions. Although Muslim countries are facing severe human rights challenges due to social, cultural, political and economic forces, the concept of human values and justice, as portrayed by Islam is universal and has positive genesis to improve the global state of human rights upon embracement.