BE JUST - BE CLOSE TO ALLAH !

SALAM !

(Follow up to DO YOU SEE WHAT I ----- )

Allah Karim Says:

"O YOU who have attained to faith! Be ever steadfast in your devotion to God, bearing witness to the truth in all equity; and never let hatred of any-one lead you into the sin of deviating from justice. Be just: this is closest to being God-conscious. And remain conscious of God: verily, God is aware of all that you do."

اے ایمان والو! اﷲ کے لئے مضبوطی سے قائم رہتے ہوئے انصاف پر مبنی گواہی دینے والے ہو جاؤ اور کسی قوم کی سخت دشمنی (بھی) تمہیں اس بات پر برانگیختہ نہ کرے کہ تم (اس سے) عدل نہ کرو۔ عدل کیا کرو (کہ) وہ پرہیزگاری سے نزدیک تر ہے، اور اﷲ سے ڈرا کرو، بیشک اﷲ تمہارے کاموں سے خوب آگاہ ہے،

AL-MA'IDA (5) : 8.

Societies thrive on justice. To be JUST requires Faith, Courage and God-Consciousness, especially if the justice has to be dispensed to 'YOU' or 'ACQUAINTANCES'. 'Who' must not be the object 'WHAT HAS BEEN DONE' should dictate the process, verdict and execution.

Lets turn few leafs from the pages of history;

Son of incomparable Omar Bin Khattab committed an offence warranting punishment through 80 lashes. None volunteered to execute the punishment so the Caliph himself administered the penalty to his son ..... WILL THE HISTORY EVER WITNESS SUCH 'ACT OF JUSTICE' AGAIN?

Injunctions are well-defined. BE JUST, even if the decision goes in the favour of your enemy. Acting or otherwise to SAVE OWN and IGNORE THE POWERFUL is ANYTHING BUT JUSTICE.

Caliph Abu-Bakr had said while assuming the Caliphate "The weakest amongst you is the strongest for me to get his rights and the strongest is the weakest and God Willing justice will prevail."

جو تم میں کمزور ھے وہ میرے نزدیک قوی ھےے، انشا اللہ اُس کا حق دلاوں گا ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ اور جو تم میں قوی ھے وہ میرے نزدیک ضعیف ھے ، انشا اللہ اُس سے حق لے کر چھوڑوں گا۔

Pray our rulers too tread the same path.

... And how can we forget the case of a woman from the house of nobles' of the city? She had committed theft and awarded the prescribed punishment. They asked Prophet SAWS to intercede in the name of their status in the society. Remember what Prophet SAWS said, "By Allah ! If daughter of Mohammad would commit the same offence she would get the same punishment" - and went on to say: