Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights, Page -3

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(i) wherein all human beings shall be equal and none shall enjoy a privilege or suffer a disadvantage or discrimination by race, colour, sex origin or language.

(ii)  Wherein all human beings are born free;

(iii) Wherein slavery and forced labour are abhorred;

(iv) Wherein conditions shall be established such that the institution of family shall be preserved,

protected  and honoured as the basis of all social life.

(v) Wherein the rulers and the ruled alike are subject to and equal before the law.

(vi) Wherein obedience shall be rendered only to those commands that are in consonance with the Law.

(vii). Wherein all worldly power shall be considered as a sacred trust, to be exercised within the limits

prescribed by the Law and in a manner approved by it, and with due regard for the priorities fixed by it.

(viii). Wherein all economic resources shall be treated as divine blessings bestowed upon mankind, to be

enjoyed by all in accordance with the rules and the values set out in the Quran and the Sunnah –

(Prophet Mohamed’s teachings).

(ix). Wherein all public affairs shall be determined and conducted, and the authority to administer them

shall be exercised after mutual consultation (shura) between the believers qualified to contribute to a

decision which would accord well with the Law and the public good.

(x). Wherein everyone shall undertake obligations proportionate to his capacity and shall be held

responsible pro rata for his deeds.

(xi). Wherein everyone, shall in case of infringements of rights, be assured of appropriate remedial

measures in accordance with the Law.

(xii). Wherein no one shall be deprived of the rights assured to him by the Law, except by its authority and

to the extent permitted by it.

(xii). Wherein every individual shall have the right to bring legal action against anyone who commits a

crime against society as a whole or against any of its members.

(xiii). Wherein every effort shall be made to  ;-

a.       secure unto mankind deliverance from every type of exploitation, injustice and oppression.

b.      ensure to every security, dignity and liberty in terms set out by the methods approved within the limits set by the law;

Do hereby as servants of Allah (God ) and as members of the universal brotherhood of Islam, at the beginning of the fifteenth century of the Islamic Era, affirm our commitment to uphold the following inviolable and inalienable human rights that we consider are enjoined by Islam.