ভূমিকা

Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Sources of Rights PREFACE In the Name of Allah The Beneficent, the Merciful Almighty the Prudent says in His holy Book: ...Nay he has brought them the truth. And should the truth follow their low desires, surely the heavens and the earth and all those who are therein would have perished... (230:70,71)... And Allah the Exulted is true. The subject of our discussion is the origin of rights.

Before entering into discussion of the subject matter it is essential to explain the meaning of right and its usage. Right, justice and its synonyms are the most sacrosanct words which enjoy highest sanctity and special elegance of meaning in all the human societies. One can hardly come across a person who would like to introduce himself as the supporter of falsehood and oppression and oppression and opposed to justice and the right.

The most tyrant persons and governments proclaim to be true and just in order to deceive the people. They want to cover the ugliness of their aggressive tyrant deeds under the beautiful mantle of justice and truth. The affinity of these two meanings becomes clearer when justice is defined as dispensation of right to the rightful. The search for truth and justice is considered as the mother of all social values. The precept of virtue of right and justice is an evident rational dictum.

Inclination and ambition for these are considered as a part of man s lofty temperament. So is the precept of vices of oppression and fallacy an evident rational dictum. Dislike for these is also a part of human nature. Islamic culture also attaches significant importance to these terms.

These have repeatedly been referred to in the Holy Qur'an and the sayings of the holy Prophet (S.A.) and the members of his household (A.S.) which indicate the importance of this matter in the system of Islamic values. Let us however, impress upon the fact that the word right has various usages but all of these do not relate to our subject matter. For instance, the word right means permanent being, or the statement according to facts or a promise about something which would certainly happen, etc.

Therefore, truth in relation to Almighty Allah also does not relate to our subject matter. If the search for justice and right is part of human nature it cannot be related to acquaintance and worship of Allah and the existence of one cannot be derived from the other.