Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Foundations of Human Rights in Islam

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Author's Preface
• Introduction
• The Foundations of Human Rights in Islam
• Conditions during the Time of the Advent of Islam
• Notes
• The Foundations of Human Rights in Islam
• 1-The Principle of Monotheism
• 2- The Principle of Equality and Cancellation of Relative supremacy
• 3-The Principle of Virtue based on Belief and Piety
• 4. Unity is the Ultimate Goal
• 5 – The Principle of Adjustment of Wealth and Means in the Community
• 6 – The Principle of the Respecting Human Life
• 7 – Granting Political Liberties
• 8– The Principle of Absolute Right of Divine Domination
• 9 – The Principle of Public Participation
• 10 – Abolition of Slavery
• Participation
• Correspondence
• Prudence
• Leaving an Impact
• 11 – Granting Rights to Women
• 12 – The Principle of Social Rights for People
• The Right of Choosing a Place to Live and Immigrate
• Respecting Private and Personal Life
• The Right of Forming Family and Choosing a Wife
• The Right of Choosing a Profession and Rights Derived from Working
• Notes
• References