Islam, as a faith is a complete code of life. It tells its followers how to lead a happy and prosperous life, here and hereafter. Almighty Allah's last and final Prophet, Muhammad (Pbuh) preached a goodfor- all-times religion in this world over 1400 years back in the Arabian desert. When the Prophet (Pbuh) opened his eyes in this world, the Land of Arabia was completely engulfed in inhuman and utterly barbarous practices. There was no room for mercy and compassion in stony-hearted people of Arabia. Seeing this utterly ignoble and pathetic condition, Allah, the Mighty and Powerful, decided to change the age-long tradition, prevailing among the pagans. These people were not known to education, rights of human beings, neighbours, parents and even the Divine Creator. Hence, Allah, the Almighty, sent the most beloved of his prophets and messengers (peace be upon them) and named him "Muhammad", which means, the 'praised' and 'applauded one'
Hence, Allah, the Almighty, sent the most beloved of his prophets and messengers (peace be upon them) and named him "Muhammad", which means, the 'praised' and 'applauded one'
Established in 1969, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is an intergovernmental organization the purpose of which is the strengthening of solidarity among Muslims. Headquartered in Jeddah, the OIC today consists of fifty seven states from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The OIC's longevity and geographic reach, combined with its self-proclaimed role as the United Nations of the Muslim world, raise certain expectations as to its role in global human rights politics. However, to date, these hopes have been unfulfilled. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Human Rights sets out to demonstrate the potential and shortcomings of the OIC and the obstacles on the paths it has navigated. Historically, the OIC has had a complicated relationship with the international human rights regime. Palestinian self-determination was an important catalyst for the founding of the OIC, but the OIC did not develop a comprehensive human rights approach in its first decades. In fact, human rights issues were rarely, if at all, mentioned at the organization's summits or annual conferences of foreign ministers. Instead, the OIC tended to focus on protecting Islamic holy sites and strengthening economic cooperation among member states. As other international and regional organizations expanded the international human rights system in the 1990s, the OIC began to pay greater attention to human rights, although not always in a manner that aligned with Western conceptions. This volume provides essential empirical and theoretical insights into OIC practices, contemporary challenges to human rights, intergovernmental organizations, and global Islam. Essays by some of the world's leading scholars examine the OIC's human rights activities at different levels—in the UN, the organization's own institutions, and at the member-state level—and assess different aspects of the OIC's approach, identifying priority areas of involvement and underlying conceptions of human rights. Contributors: Hirah Azhar, Mashood A. Baderin, Anthony Tirado Chase, Ioana Cismas, Moataz El Fegiery, Turan Kayaoglu, Martin Lestra, Ann Elizabeth Mayer, Mahmood Monshipouri, Marie Juul Petersen, Zeynep Şahin-Mencütek, Heiní Skorini, M. Evren Tok.
This volume provides essential empirical and theoretical insights into OIC practices, contemporary challenges to human rights, intergovernmental organizations, and global Islam.
"This book examines the legal nature of "an" Islamic state and the human rights it commits to uphold. It offers the first study into Islamic constitutions to map the relationship between Sharia and the state in terms of institutions. This also supports an assessment of the place of Sharia in the national legal order. The book unites three strands of analysis: the compatibility of Sharia with the rights enunciated in UN treaties; the patterns of adherence of Islamic states to human rights treaties; and the compatibility of international Islamic human rights declarations with UN standards. By exploring all formal human rights commitments of all Islamic states within a single analytical framework, it will appeal to international human rights and constitutional scholars with an interest in Islamic law and states"--
Introduction -- The history of the caliphates -- Islamic law, international law, and human rights -- Islamic states -- Islam, constitutions, and democracy -- Islamic law and international law in Islamic constitutions -- Islamic states and ...
This book is a collection of varied scholarly perspectives on contemporary issues in Public, Human Right and Islamic Law in selected jurisdictions of the world: International, Regional and National. Countries covered in this volume include Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Ghana, United States, China, Malaysia and Indonesia. The methodology employed in writing the chapters are a mixture of doctrinal analysis and empirical research designs. Varied as the interest and the contents elucidate, the authors clearly framed the purpose of underlying legislations, judgments, principles, policies and the ensuing dialogue between history and the social-cultural and economic backgrounds that inspired changes in law over the years.
This book is a collection of varied scholarly perspectives on contemporary issues in Public, Human Right and Islamic Law in selected jurisdictions of the world: International, Regional and National.
Although the term human rights, in the modern sense, is a conceptual innovation, it may be said that the human struggle, since early times, has been to determine certain rights and freedoms for man. This text includes sections on Islamic legislation, Islamic Family Law, the Rights of Children and Women, and Polygamy.
This text includes sections on Islamic legislation, Islamic Family Law, the Rights of Children and Women, and Polygamy.
The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) is proud to support Dr. Bekim Hasani's book; this is a welcome addition to the knowledge base of English readers. Dr. Rateb Jneid, AFIC President The Islamic Certification Council of Victoria (ICCV) proudly supports the great work produced in this book by Dr Bekim Hasani and urges Muslims and non-Muslims to read and understand the importance of human rights, which is set in the teachings of Islam, and how Islam established these rights from the first message in the Holy Qur'an - “read”. Mohamed Koyu, ICCV Acting Head of Operations & Quality This book provides a comprehensive explanation of human rights in Islam and will benefit both Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the west to understand Islam. Naim Tërnava, Grand Mufti of Kosova
The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) is proud to support Dr. Bekim Hasani's book; this is a welcome addition to the knowledge base of English readers.
