Law, religion and human dignity in the Muslim world today: an examination of IOC's Cairo Declaration on human rights

Law, religion and human dignity in the Muslim world today: an examination of IOC's Cairo Declaration on human rights

Human dignity is the recognition and respect of human need, desire and expectation one individual by another. This recognition is indispensable because no human being survives alone: Human dignity creates the foundation of society and civilization. Our knowledge of history suggests that religious id...

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Main Author: Ahsan, Abdullahil
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Published: Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University 2008
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spelling iium-70702016-02-04T07:30:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/7070/ Law, religion and human dignity in the Muslim world today: an examination of IOC's Cairo Declaration on human rights Ahsan, Abdullahil H Social Sciences (General) K Law (General) Human dignity is the recognition and respect of human need, desire and expectation one individual by another. This recognition is indispensable because no human being survives alone: Human dignity creates the foundation of society and civilization. Our knowledge of history suggests that religious ideas have provided this basic foundation of civilization. Describing the first recognized civilization in history one historian says, “Religion permeated Sumerian civic life.” According to another historian, “Religion dominated, suffused, and inspired all features of Near Eastern society—law, kingship, art, and science.” Based on these observations while defining civilization Samuel Huntington asserts, “Religion is a central defining characteristic of civilizations.” In Islam, the Qur’an declares that: “We have bestowed dignity on the progeny of Adam.” The verse then continues to remind the whole of mankind of God's special favor unto them with physical and intellectual abilities, natural resources and with superiority over most other creatures in the world. This dignity is bestowed through God's act of creating Adam and breathing into him His Own Spirit. Since all human beings originated from Adam and his spouse, every single human being possesses this dignity regardless of color, race, religion and tribe. The whole of mankind, as khalīfah (vice-resenf) is responsible for establishing peace on earth through divinely ordained values such as amānah (trust), ‘adālah (justice) and shūra (consultation). Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/7070/1/7070.pdf Ahsan, Abdullahil (2008) Law, religion and human dignity in the Muslim world today: an examination of IOC's Cairo Declaration on human rights. Journal of Law and Religion, 24 (2). pp. 569-598. ISSN 0748-0814 http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9210964&fileId=S0748081400001715 10.1017/S0748081400001715
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Ahsan, Abdullahil
Law, religion and human dignity in the Muslim world today: an examination of IOC's Cairo Declaration on human rights
description Human dignity is the recognition and respect of human need, desire and expectation one individual by another. This recognition is indispensable because no human being survives alone: Human dignity creates the foundation of society and civilization. Our knowledge of history suggests that religious ideas have provided this basic foundation of civilization. Describing the first recognized civilization in history one historian says, “Religion permeated Sumerian civic life.” According to another historian, “Religion dominated, suffused, and inspired all features of Near Eastern society—law, kingship, art, and science.” Based on these observations while defining civilization Samuel Huntington asserts, “Religion is a central defining characteristic of civilizations.” In Islam, the Qur’an declares that: “We have bestowed dignity on the progeny of Adam.” The verse then continues to remind the whole of mankind of God's special favor unto them with physical and intellectual abilities, natural resources and with superiority over most other creatures in the world. This dignity is bestowed through God's act of creating Adam and breathing into him His Own Spirit. Since all human beings originated from Adam and his spouse, every single human being possesses this dignity regardless of color, race, religion and tribe. The whole of mankind, as khalīfah (vice-resenf) is responsible for establishing peace on earth through divinely ordained values such as amānah (trust), ‘adālah (justice) and shūra (consultation).
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title Law, religion and human dignity in the Muslim world today: an examination of IOC's Cairo Declaration on human rights
title_short Law, religion and human dignity in the Muslim world today: an examination of IOC's Cairo Declaration on human rights
title_full Law, religion and human dignity in the Muslim world today: an examination of IOC's Cairo Declaration on human rights
title_fullStr Law, religion and human dignity in the Muslim world today: an examination of IOC's Cairo Declaration on human rights
title_full_unstemmed Law, religion and human dignity in the Muslim world today: an examination of IOC's Cairo Declaration on human rights
title_sort law, religion and human dignity in the muslim world today: an examination of ioc's cairo declaration on human rights
publisher Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University
publishDate 2008
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/7070/
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