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JUSTICE AND COMPASSION IN THE QUR'AN

Such guidance is a great comfort to believers and a mercy
from Allah. For this reason, those who believe are responsible
for exercising justice in an undivided manner both to earn
Allah‘s approval and to lead their lives in peace and security.

Justice Should Be Exercised Equally Among
All People, With No Consideration
of Language, Race, or Ethnicity
A close examination of developments all over the world
reveals that the performance of justice varies according to
place, time and people. For instance, in some societies, the

color of someone's skin influences decisions. Even under the
very same circumstances, the same decision may not apply to
a white and a black man. In some societies, race is of great
importance to people. In the 20th century, Hitler's annihilation
of millions of people solely because he deemed the Aryan race
superior to other races is a good example of this. In our day,
too, there are people being subjected to cruel and unjust
treatment because of the color of their skin or their race. In the
United States and South Africa, black people were for many
years treated as second-class citizens, and savage disputes
raged in many Asian and African countries simply because of
racial differences.
The fact is, however, that Allah reveals in the verses of the
Qur'an that one of the pieces of wisdom behind the creation of
different peoples and nations is to allow them "to come to
know one another." Different nations or peoples, all of whom
are the servants of Allah, should get to know one another, that
is, learn about their different cultures, languages, traditions
and abilities. In brief, the purpose of the creation of different