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Dignity of Man and Women
Dignity of Man and Women
AND WOMEN IN
ISLAM
THEMES
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Concept
Five Dimensions of Dignity
Human - Insan
Fit of The Fittest-Ashraf-ul-Makhloqat
Vicegerent -(Socio-Religious)
Khalifa (Political)
Only of Adam (Baqra-30)
To Messangers /Daud ( Suaad 26)
Nation by Nation ( Noor-55)
All Human beings (Ibn-Kaser+Moudodi)
Aadmi (Biological)
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And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a
viceroy in the earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will
do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise
and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not
اور (وہ وقت یاد کرنے کے قابل ہے) جب تمہارے پروردگار نے فرشتوں سے فرمایا کہ
میں زمین میں (اپنا) نائب بنانے واال ہوں۔ انہوں نے کہا۔ کیا تُو اس میں ایسے شخص کو
نائب بنانا چاہتا ہے جو خرابیاں کرے اور کشت وخون کرتا پھرے اور ہم تیری تعریف
کے ساتھ تسبیح وتقدیس کرتے رہتے ہیں۔ (خدا نے) فرمایا میں وہ باتیں جانتا ہوں جو تم
نہیں جانتے
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(And it was said unto him): O David! Lo! We have set thee as a viceroy in the
earth; therefor judge aright between mankind, and follow not desire that it
beguile thee from the way of Allah. Lo! those who wander from the way of
Allah have an awful doom, forasmuch as they forgot the Day of Reckoning.
اے داؤد ہم نے تم کو زمین میں بادشاہ بنایا ہے تو لوگوں میں انصاف کے فیصلے کیا کرو اور
‚خوا‚ہش کی پیروی نہ کرنا کہ وہ تمہیں خدا کے رستے سے‚ بھٹکا دے گی۔‚ جو لوگ خدا کے
رستے سے بھٹکتے ہیں ان کے لئے‚ سخت عذاب (تیار) ہے کہ انہوں نے‚ حساب کے دن کو بھال
دیا
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He it is Who hath placed you as viceroys of the earth and hath exalted some
of you in rank above others, that He may try you by (the test of) that which
He hath given you. Lo! Thy Lord is swift in prosecution, and Lo! He verily is
Forgiving, Merciful. (Al-Inaam 165)
اور وہی تو ہے جس نے زمین میں تم کو اپنا نائب بنایا اور ایک کے دوسرے پر درجے بلند کئے
تاکہ جو کچھ اس نے‚ تمہیں بخشا ہے اس میں تمہاری آزمائش ہے بے‚شک تمہارا پروردگار جلد
عذاب دینے واال ہے اور بےشک وہ بخشنے واال مہربان بھی ہے
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Marvel ye that there should come unto you a Reminder from
your Lord by means of a man among you, that he may warn
you? Remember how He made you viceroys after Noah's folk,
and gave you growth of stature. Remember (all) the bounties of
your Lord, that haply ye may be successful. (Al-Aaraf-69)
کی‚ا ت‚م ک‚و اس بات س‚ے تعج‚ب ہوا ہ‚ے ک‚ہ ت‚م می‚ں س‚ے ای‚ک شخ‚ص ک‚ے ہاتھ تمہارے
پروردگار ک‚ی طرف س‚ے تمہارے پاس نص‚یحت آئ‚ی تاک‚ہ وہ تمہی‚ں ڈرائے اور یاد
کرو تو کرو جب اس نے تم کو قوم نوح کے بعد سردار بنایا۔ اور تم کو پھیالؤ زیادہ
دیا۔ پس خدا کی نعمتوں کو یاد کرو۔ تاکہ نجات حاصل کرو
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They said: We suffered hurt before thou camest unto us, and
since thou hast come unto us. He said: It may be that your Lord
is going to destroy your adversary and make you viceroys in the
earth, that He may see how ye behave.(Aaraf-129)
وہ بولے کہ تمہارے آنے سے پہلے بھی ہم کو اذیتیں پہنچتی رہیں اور آنے کے
موسی نے کہا کہ قریب ہے کہ تمہارا پروردگار تمہارے دشمن کو ہالک
ٰ بعد بھی۔
کردے اور اس کی جگہ تمہیں زمین میں خلیفہ بنائے پھر دیکھے کہ تم کیسے
عمل کرتے ہو
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THE WORD(S) "VICEROY"
APPEARS 10 TIME(S) IN 10
VERSE(S) IN QURAN
IN MUHAMMAD PICKTHAL’S
TRANSLATION
Khalafat k Taqazay
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(1) And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the
earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed
blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely I
know that which ye know not. ( س‚ورة لا‚‚بقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #30)
(2) He it is Who hath placed you as viceroys of the earth and hath exalted some of
you in rank above others, that He may try you by (the test of) that which He
hath given you. Lo! Thy Lord is swift in trial, and Lo! He verily is Forgiving,
Merciful. ( ‚ س‚ورة ا‚‚ألنع‚امAl-Anaam, Chapter #6, Verse #165)
(3) Marvel ye that there should come unto you a Reminder from your Lord by
means of a man among you, that he may warn you? Remember how He made
you viceroys after Noah's folk, and gave you growth of stature. Remember (all)
the bounties of your Lord, that haply ye may be successful. ( س‚ورة ا‚‚ألعرا‚فAl-
Araf, Chapter #7, Verse #69)
(4) And remember how He made you viceroys after A'ad and gave you station in
the earth. Ye choose castles in the plains and hew the mountains into dwellings. So
remember (all) the bounties of Allah and do not evil, making mischief in the
earth.( س‚ورة ا‚‚ألعرا‚فAl-Araf, Chapter #7, Verse #74) 10
(5) They said: We suffered hurt before thou camest unto us,
and since thou hast come unto us. He said: It may be that
your Lord is going to destroy your adversary and make
you viceroys in the earth, that He may see how ye
behave. ( س‚ورة ا‚‚ألعرا‚ف , Al-Araf, Chapter #7, Verse #129)
(6) Then We appointed you viceroys in the earth after them,
that We might see how ye behave. ( س‚ورة يونس , Yunus,
Chapter #10, Verse #14)
(7) But they denied him, so We saved him and those with
him in the ship, and made them viceroys (in the earth),
while We drowned those who denied Our revelations.
See then the nature of the consequence for those who had
been warned. ( س‚ورة يونسYunus, Chapter #10, Verse #73)
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(8) Is not He (best) Who answered the wronged one when he cried
unto Him and removed the evil, and hath made you viceroys of the
earth? Is there any Allah beside Allah? Little do they reflect!
( س‚ورة لا‚‚نمل , An-Naml, Chapter #27, Verse #62)
(9) (And it was said unto him): O David! Lo! We have set thee as
a viceroy in the earth; therefor judge aright between mankind,
and follow not desire that it beguile thee from the way of Allah. Lo!
those who wander from the way of Allah have an awful doom,
forasmuch as they forgot the Day of Reckoning.
( س‚ورة ص , Sad, Chapter #38, Verse #26)
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CONDITION OF
VICEGERENCY
This vicegerency is subjected to observation:
“Then We made you heirs in the land after them, to see how you would
behave!” (Qur’an, 10:14 )
Dignity of Man and Women
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Cont….
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RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED
WITH THIS DIGNITY
1. In her/his capacity as a vicegerent, the human being is
perceived as the trustee of the earth
2. She/he is not supposed to cause corruption in any form on
earth (i.e. the environment)
3. Life on earth entails great responsibilities
4. It is a test with accountability
5. Follow the Path of Allah, surrender to His Divine Law, they
prepare themselves to be His Servants.
CONCLUSION
1. Tawhid constitutes the ideological foundation of
Islam, Dignity Khilafah (vicegerency) provides the
operational framework for the Islamic scheme of life
2. The dignity is conferred upon the human shared by
man and woman alike but their roles differ
3. This lays the foundations of their essential equality as
human beings, as vicegerents of Allah on the earth,
1. whatever their different roles in society may be
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POINTS, TO PONDER
OVER !
1. There is a declaration of the potentialities that man
has the power to mischief as the angels perceived
2. The angels cannot be disobedient to Allah, but they
question the wisdom of sending Adam to the Earth
3. Man has the ability to destroy and fight
The wisdom of creating “a vicegerent on earth” lies in Allah's
Knowledge.
"I know what ye know not". Therefore, the angels fell down in obeisance:
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CONT….
4. Both Satan and Human (First) were given the power to obey or
disobey the Divine Law ?
5. Adam may fall in mistakes out of ignorance and limited
knowledge ?
6. Satan disobeys God's directions out of arrogance and limited
knowledge ?
7. He does not accept to be mistaken and his role is to prove that he
is right ?
8. He challenges the Power of Truth by illusions ?
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EQUALITY
Satan caused them both Adam and Eve to deflect therefrom”.
Both were held responsible for the act, both repented their
transgression and both were forgiven
They entered the world without any stigma of original sin on
their soul.
Human nature is pure and good.
Man has been created in the best of all forms. [Q 95:4]
Man and woman are made from the same substance
Every one is born in a state of purity and innocence
Success or failure depends entirely on one’s own beliefs and
behavior. [Q 95:5-6; 103:2-3]
No one is to be responsible for the shortcomings of others. [Q
6:195]
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