Abstract
Though human rights exist in every religion as a concept, contemporary human rights movements blame religions for their resistance. Meanwhile, religious narratives are needed to ground normative foundations of human rights. Islam is one of the religions that give a prominent place for human rights. It recognized the dignity and the sanctity of human life long before the modern human rights movements were incepted. However, there are still confusion and misconceptions regarding the place of human rights in Islam. Therefore, the primary purpose of this paper is to show how human rights are intrinsic values of Islam and to clarify existing confusions and misconceptions. Henceforth, the paper highlighted the relationship between human rights and religion; the debates, misconceptions, and confusions surrounding human rights in Islam; and examples of fundamental rights in Islam.
Highlights
The principles dictating modern human rights had been the doctrines of different religious creeds for a long time
The western claim that the world got the concept of fundamental human rights from the Magna Carta of Britain is just a manifestation of the failure of the West to recognize the contributions of other civilizations
The Cairo declaration of human rights in Islam reaffirmed the idea in article 2 by saying; Life is a Godgiven gift, and the right to life is guaranteed to every human being
Summary
The principles dictating modern human rights had been the doctrines of different religious creeds for a long time. The contemporary human rights movement blame religions, Islam, for their resistance to human rights. Most religious leaders were primarily involved in imposing their authority and enriching personal aggrandizement rather than promoting and defending their followers’ rights. Because of this historical trajectory, the importance of religion for human rights and their mutual reinforcement had been disregarded by human rights scholars and activists. Bridging the gap between modern human rights movements and religions, especially with Islam, will probably help the struggle for the protection, respect, and fulfillment of human rights effectively and sustainably
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