Islam: The Moderate Religion
Part Two
Justice and Equality amongst the Jews
A)Justice and Equality between each other:
Verily all of their (Jews and Christians) Prophets and Messengers ordered
them with establishing justice and equality. They prohibited them from
oppressing others and doing things to oppress others. Allah revealed to the
Jews the Torah
1
, which is filled with light, knowledge and guidance. Allah
explained in the Torah everything they needed to know, from laws, rulings,
carrying out punishments, manners, etc… Allah says in the Quran:
} ْﻟَﺰْﻧَأ ﺎﱠﻧِإ َنﻮﱡﻴِﻧﺎﱠﺑ ﱠﺮﻟا َو اوُدﺎ َﻫ َﻦﻳ ِﺬﱠﻠِﻟ اﻮ ُﻤَﻠ ْﺳَأ َﻦﻳ ِﺬﱠﻟا َنﻮﱡﻴِﺒﱠﻨﻟا ﺎَ ِﲠ ُﻢُﻜْ َﳛ ٌرﻮُﻧ َو ى ًﺪ ُﻫ ﺎ َﻬﻴِﻓ َةا َر ْﻮﱠﺘﻟا ﺎَﻨ َﲈِﺑ ُرﺎَﺒ ْﺣَ ْﻷا َو
َﺗ َﻻ َو ِن ْﻮ َﺸ ْﺧا َو َسﺎﱠﻨﻟا ا ُﻮ َﺸْ َﲣ َﻼَﻓ َءا َﺪ َﻬ ُﺷ ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ اﻮُﻧﺎَﻛ َو ِﱠﷲا ِبﺎَﺘِﻛ ْﻦِﻣ اﻮُﻈِﻔ ْﺤُﺘ ْﺳا ًﻼﻴِﻠَﻗ ﺎًﻨ َﻤَﺛ ِﰐﺎَﻳﺂِﺑ اوُ َﱰ ْﺸ
) َنو ُﺮِﻓﺎَﻜْﻟا ُﻢ ُﻫ َﻚِﺌَﻟوُﺄَﻓ ُﱠﷲا َلَﺰْﻧَأ َﲈِﺑ ْﻢُﻜْ َﳛ ْ َﱂ ْﻦ َﻣ َو 44 َ ْﲔَﻌْﻟا َو ِﺲْﻔﱠﻨﻟﺎِﺑ َﺲْﻔﱠﻨﻟا ﱠنَأ ﺎ َﻬﻴِﻓ ْﻢِﻬْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﺎَﻨْﺒَﺘَﻛ َو (
ﱠﻦ ﱢﺴﻟا َو ِنُذُ ْﻷﺎِﺑ َنُذُ ْﻷا َو ِﻒْﻧَ ْﻷﺎِﺑ َﻒْﻧَ ْﻷا َو ِ ْﲔَﻌْﻟﺎِﺑ ْﻦ َﻣ َو ُﻪَﻟ ٌة َرﺎﱠﻔَﻛ َﻮ ُﻬَﻓ ِﻪِﺑ َق ﱠﺪ َﺼَﺗ ْﻦ َﻤَﻓ ٌصﺎ َﺼِﻗ َحو ُﺮ ُْﳉا َو ﱢﻦ ﱢﺴﻟﺎِﺑ
َنﻮُِﳌﺎﱠﻈﻟا ُﻢ ُﻫ َﻚِﺌَﻟوُﺄَﻓ ُﱠﷲا َلَﺰْﻧَأ َﲈِﺑ ْﻢُﻜْ َﳛ ْ َﱂ {
Verily, We did send down the (Torah) [to Mûsa (Moses)], therein was
guidance and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted themselves to
Allâh's Will, judged the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests [too judged
the Jews by the Taurât (Torah) after those Prophets] for to them was
entrusted the protection of Allâh's Book, and they were witnesses
thereto. Therefore fear not men but fear Me (O Jews) and sell not My
Verses for a miserable price. And whosoever does not judge by what
Allâh has revealed, such are the Kâfirûn (i.e. disbelievers - of a lesser
degree as they do not act on Allâh's Laws).And We ordained therein for
them: "Life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth,
and wounds equal for equal." But if anyone remits the retaliation by way
of charity, it shall be for him an expiation. And whosoever does not judge
by that which Allâh has revealed, such are the Zâlimûn (polytheists and
wrongdoers - of a lesser degree). (Al-Ma'idah 5:44-45)
Islam: The Moderate Religion
We find several verses with similar meanings in some parts of the Torah in
accordance with what the Quran speaks about. If we look at the Torah (Old
Testament), we come to find many examples of this:
Exodus 21:12:
“Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.
In Leviticus 19:15:
“‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the
great, but judge your neighbor fairly."
In Leviticus 19:33-37:
“‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The
foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them
as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God. Do not
use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity. Use
honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am
the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt. ‘Keep all my decrees and
all my laws and follow them. I am the LORD.’”
In Leviticus 24:17:
“‘Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death.
In Leviticus 24:21-22:
"Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a human
being is to be put to death. You are to have the same law for the foreigner and
the native-born. I am the LORD your God.’”
These are just some of the verses we find in the Old Testament (Torah) which
order the Jews to rule and judge with justice and equality and also warn them
of oppressing people in their judgments and even in the weighing of goods.
We also find capital punishment for the one who kills, that he should be killed.
Similar to the prescribed punishment in Islam (Quran).
Furthermore be informed that the Quran is the final revelation to mankind
which testifies to the truth contained in the previous revelations and clarifies
the falsehood in the previous revelations and serves as a witness upon the
previous revelations. The Quran is the book which Allah the Most Wise,
Powerful and Magnificent promised that He would preserve and protect,
contrary to the other holy books in which the preservation was entrusted to
weak human beings.
Part Two
Justice and Equality amongst the Jews
A)Justice and Equality between each other:
Verily all of their (Jews and Christians) Prophets and Messengers ordered
them with establishing justice and equality. They prohibited them from
oppressing others and doing things to oppress others. Allah revealed to the
Jews the Torah
1
, which is filled with light, knowledge and guidance. Allah
explained in the Torah everything they needed to know, from laws, rulings,
carrying out punishments, manners, etc… Allah says in the Quran:
} ْﻟَﺰْﻧَأ ﺎﱠﻧِإ َنﻮﱡﻴِﻧﺎﱠﺑ ﱠﺮﻟا َو اوُدﺎ َﻫ َﻦﻳ ِﺬﱠﻠِﻟ اﻮ ُﻤَﻠ ْﺳَأ َﻦﻳ ِﺬﱠﻟا َنﻮﱡﻴِﺒﱠﻨﻟا ﺎَ ِﲠ ُﻢُﻜْ َﳛ ٌرﻮُﻧ َو ى ًﺪ ُﻫ ﺎ َﻬﻴِﻓ َةا َر ْﻮﱠﺘﻟا ﺎَﻨ َﲈِﺑ ُرﺎَﺒ ْﺣَ ْﻷا َو
َﺗ َﻻ َو ِن ْﻮ َﺸ ْﺧا َو َسﺎﱠﻨﻟا ا ُﻮ َﺸْ َﲣ َﻼَﻓ َءا َﺪ َﻬ ُﺷ ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ اﻮُﻧﺎَﻛ َو ِﱠﷲا ِبﺎَﺘِﻛ ْﻦِﻣ اﻮُﻈِﻔ ْﺤُﺘ ْﺳا ًﻼﻴِﻠَﻗ ﺎًﻨ َﻤَﺛ ِﰐﺎَﻳﺂِﺑ اوُ َﱰ ْﺸ
) َنو ُﺮِﻓﺎَﻜْﻟا ُﻢ ُﻫ َﻚِﺌَﻟوُﺄَﻓ ُﱠﷲا َلَﺰْﻧَأ َﲈِﺑ ْﻢُﻜْ َﳛ ْ َﱂ ْﻦ َﻣ َو 44 َ ْﲔَﻌْﻟا َو ِﺲْﻔﱠﻨﻟﺎِﺑ َﺲْﻔﱠﻨﻟا ﱠنَأ ﺎ َﻬﻴِﻓ ْﻢِﻬْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﺎَﻨْﺒَﺘَﻛ َو (
ﱠﻦ ﱢﺴﻟا َو ِنُذُ ْﻷﺎِﺑ َنُذُ ْﻷا َو ِﻒْﻧَ ْﻷﺎِﺑ َﻒْﻧَ ْﻷا َو ِ ْﲔَﻌْﻟﺎِﺑ ْﻦ َﻣ َو ُﻪَﻟ ٌة َرﺎﱠﻔَﻛ َﻮ ُﻬَﻓ ِﻪِﺑ َق ﱠﺪ َﺼَﺗ ْﻦ َﻤَﻓ ٌصﺎ َﺼِﻗ َحو ُﺮ ُْﳉا َو ﱢﻦ ﱢﺴﻟﺎِﺑ
َنﻮُِﳌﺎﱠﻈﻟا ُﻢ ُﻫ َﻚِﺌَﻟوُﺄَﻓ ُﱠﷲا َلَﺰْﻧَأ َﲈِﺑ ْﻢُﻜْ َﳛ ْ َﱂ {
Verily, We did send down the (Torah) [to Mûsa (Moses)], therein was
guidance and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted themselves to
Allâh's Will, judged the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests [too judged
the Jews by the Taurât (Torah) after those Prophets] for to them was
entrusted the protection of Allâh's Book, and they were witnesses
thereto. Therefore fear not men but fear Me (O Jews) and sell not My
Verses for a miserable price. And whosoever does not judge by what
Allâh has revealed, such are the Kâfirûn (i.e. disbelievers - of a lesser
degree as they do not act on Allâh's Laws).And We ordained therein for
them: "Life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth,
and wounds equal for equal." But if anyone remits the retaliation by way
of charity, it shall be for him an expiation. And whosoever does not judge
by that which Allâh has revealed, such are the Zâlimûn (polytheists and
wrongdoers - of a lesser degree). (Al-Ma'idah 5:44-45)
Islam: The Moderate Religion
We find several verses with similar meanings in some parts of the Torah in
accordance with what the Quran speaks about. If we look at the Torah (Old
Testament), we come to find many examples of this:
Exodus 21:12:
“Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.
In Leviticus 19:15:
“‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the
great, but judge your neighbor fairly."
In Leviticus 19:33-37:
“‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The
foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them
as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God. Do not
use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity. Use
honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am
the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt. ‘Keep all my decrees and
all my laws and follow them. I am the LORD.’”
In Leviticus 24:17:
“‘Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death.
In Leviticus 24:21-22:
"Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a human
being is to be put to death. You are to have the same law for the foreigner and
the native-born. I am the LORD your God.’”
These are just some of the verses we find in the Old Testament (Torah) which
order the Jews to rule and judge with justice and equality and also warn them
of oppressing people in their judgments and even in the weighing of goods.
We also find capital punishment for the one who kills, that he should be killed.
Similar to the prescribed punishment in Islam (Quran).
Furthermore be informed that the Quran is the final revelation to mankind
which testifies to the truth contained in the previous revelations and clarifies
the falsehood in the previous revelations and serves as a witness upon the
previous revelations. The Quran is the book which Allah the Most Wise,
Powerful and Magnificent promised that He would preserve and protect,
contrary to the other holy books in which the preservation was entrusted to
weak human beings.
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