The Prophet Mohammad (SAW) is reported to have said...

The Prophet Mohammad (SAW) is reported to have said, “One who kills a man under covenant (a non Muslim Citizen of Islamic State) will not even smell the fragrance of paradise.”7 Keeping in view the concept of human rights, the duties of humanity under the guidance of natural law have been categorized into two vast fields: Haqooq ul Allah and Haqooq ul Ebad. Haqooq ul Allah are the rights of Allah upon mankind and consist of many types of worship and rituals.

The Haqooq ul Ebad are the rights of humans. Each of the rights of Allah correspond to public rights and, because Muslim laws regards observance of necessary devotional acts as being beneficial in the community, there is no hindrance of all rights vested to Allah for the service of humanity.8 Both categories of rights – Haqooq ul Allah and Haqooq ul Ebad – are originally vested to Allah. It is explicitly clear in Islam that duties towards other human beings are vested to Allah alone.

Now the concept has emerged from the divine guidance, which leads both to preserve the rights of Allah on men and women. These are clear from the tradition of Prophet Mohammad (SAW), when he said Allah will enquire from you about human rights on the day of judgment. It is written, “‘O children of Adam!

I asked you for food, but you didn’t feed me.' The man will reply, ‘O Allah how could I feed you when you are the sustainer of all men.’ Allah will say 'such and such of my servants asked you for food but you did not feed him.

Do you not know that if you had given him food you would have found that food here with me?” And again, Allah asked, “‘O children of Adam, I asked you water and you didn’t give it to Me.’ Man will say," ‘O Allah how can I give you water, when you are the Lord of worlds?’ Allah says ‘such and such of my servants asked you for water, but you did not oblige him.

If you had given water to him, you would have found it here with Me.”9 Now human rights which are explored within the Haqooq ul Ebad would be grouped into two sections, one section needs the establishment of a state. We can say these are state sponsored human rights. Another would be called moral rights, which requires individual emphasis and everyone has to work for the establishment of these rights.

The goal of an Islamic state is to preserve the rights of human beings who have been deprived from these rights.