RIGHTS OF MINORITIES IN ISLAM

Author Name: Mohd Osama

Volume/Issue: 03/01

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/07.2022-59738998/UIJIR

Affiliation:

Research scholar, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India

ABSTRACT

The rights of minorities are a highly discussed discourse of the modern period. International institutions not only discuss ideologically but also pay attention to the situation of minorities across the world. Besides debates, resolutions, and agreements, the safety and security of minorities are still a big challenge. To some extent, day by day, the concern of being unsafe, insecurity, and injustice are increasing in minorities of the world. In most of the discussions, Islamic Ideology is targeted as one of the reasons that causes of the problem of minorities, meanwhile, Islam gives special attention towards it and has a bright history of the protection of minorities which was acknowledged even by some orientalists like T. Arnold. Islam is a way of life (Deen) that covers every part of the life. It has its permanent socio-politico-economics system. When a state is ruled by Islamic shari'ah, the minorities are being treated based on equality and justice; otherwise, it would not be an Islamic state. It is a great need of the contemporary Islamic scholars to carry out a comparative study and present boldly the rights of the minorities and their protection in an Islamic state. Today, it is being highly discussed among religious groups after the defeat of America and coming back of Imarat-e-Islamiya (Islamic Emirate) in Afghanistan.

Key words: Minority, Contemporary, Islamic Shari’ah, Discourse, Acknowledge.