This blog post is about the Social Justice in Islam article
Islam is different than Christianity because Islam deals with all aspects of life, whereas Christianity has been relegated to the private sphere of life. Islam prescribes the principles of social justice and teaches their followers to not neglect their rights on earth in favor of better expectations in Heaven. Islam encourages people to fight for their rights no matter if they are rich or poor. People can’t be certain that in today’s society, this social order of Islam will continue to have the potential for growth. Islam has taught us that we should not put away our social aspect of our faith on the shelf without thinking what we can gain from the Islamic foundation of our society. There is a wide ignorance of the nature of faith though were people try to separate religion from learning and growing. The Islamic summons is to return to our own stored-up resources, to become familiar with their ideas, and to proclaim their value and permanent worth. The social justice in Islam deals with human justice rather than economic justice. This justice embraces all sides of life, all aspects of freedom, and this justice mixes moral and spiritual values we have together. Islam focuses more on forming a unity where our spiritual desires can’t be separated from material necessities. Islam looks at the world and life with the idea of no separation or division between life on earth and on Heaven. This is how Islam is different than Christianity and Communism. Christianity looks at man only from the stand-point of his spiritual desires and seeks to crush down the human instincts in order to encourage those desires. On the other hand Communism looks at man only from the standpoint of his material needs; it looks not only at human nature, but also at the world and at life from a purely material point of view.
Islam makes sure our life is filled with mercy, love, and helping Muslims and non-Muslims. Communism deals with having a society where there is a struggle between classes, where helping others ends up becoming survival of the fittest. Islam is the undying goodness of humanity, while communism is the evil side of our human nature. Islam defines its definition of social justice by acknowledging the basic elements we need to survive and the responsibility individuals and societies have to make sure we are doing everything that is best for each other. The Islamic view of life make the Islamic faith the more powerful religion to provide equity and justice in society, and to establish justice in the whole of the human sphere. Justice in Islam is human equality, whereas communism is an equality of wages.
I really liked this article because of the concept behind Islam defining social justice. It enjoyed reading especially the economic part of social justice and the difference between Islam’s view and the lifestyle of communism. I do think people show live a life of trying to help others in need and live a life of mercy and love. I don’t think people should try so hard to do the right thing if they think that will make people around them believe that they are a good person. People shouldn’t try hard to improve their chances of living a better life in Heaven. I just enjoyed how while reading this, I couldn’t not think of the survival of the fittest concept when reading about the economic part of the article. Especially right now with this pandemic where if you’re poor, you have horrible chances of getting tested and receiving necessary equipment. If you’re in prison or homeless, you’re in a horrible situation right now. Where if you are rich, then you don’t have much to worry about. Overall, I like how Islam focuses on helping others as part of their social justice lifestyle.