Oppression is the affliction of hardship or a burden to
someone that's intolerable emotionally, mentally, or
physically. The intensity of that abusive behavior and
its effect on the oppressed victim varies depending
upon his/her psychological characteristics.
Oppression is certainly a violation of the laws of
justice and righteousness in the Quran.
[55:7] He constructed the
sky and established the law.
[55:8] You shall
not transgress the law.
[55:9] You shall
establish justice; do not violate the law.
[16:90]
GOD
advocates justice,
charity,
and regarding the
relatives.
And He forbids evil, vice, and
transgression. He
enlightens you, that you may take heed.
[7:29] Say, "My Lord
advocates justice, and
to stand devoted to
Him alone at every place of worship. You
shall devote your worship absolutely to Him alone.
Just as He initiated you, you will ultimately go
back to Him."
[7:33] Say, "My
Lord prohibits only
evil deeds,
be they obvious or hidden, and
sins,
and unjustifiable aggression, and
to set up beside
GOD powerless idols, and
to say about GOD
what you do not know."
Justice, mercy, and compassion are three of God's
attributes and He teaches us throughout the whole Quran,
how to adopt these three charecteristics to our life
style and behavior. Because of God's mercy, compassion
and justice, He doesn't burden any soul beyond its
means. He knows exactly the extent of our limits and His
expectations are always within our capabilities. We, in
return, are supposed to learn from the wisdom of the
Quran, take heed, and practice those values with each
other:
[23:62] We never
burden any soul beyond its means, and
we keep a record that utters the truth.
No one will suffer injustice.
Divine Justice
[4:40] GOD does
not inflict an atom's weight of injustice.
On the contrary, He multiplies the reward
manifold for the righteous work, and grants from
Him a great recompense.
[2:143] .. GOD is
Compassionate towards the people, Most Merciful.
Oppression is a violation of God's
given right to humans - freedom. With
the persistence of aggressing behavior,
any minor, mental distress can easily
fluctuate into a severe struggle as well
as mental disorientation. This can
progress to the point of really losing
our focus, our logic, and the ability to
make decisions on our own. In other
cases, we give up our freedom, change
our stands, and get forced in certain
directions due to helplessness or fear
of those in authority and control. In
any case, this is a gross injustice to
the soul of the oppressor and the
well-being of the oppressed.
However, God is fully aware of the
innermost thoughts and fears of the
oppressed.
[3:28] The believers
never ally themselves with the disbelievers,
instead of the believers. Whoever does this is
exiled from GOD.
Exempted are those who are forced to do this to
avoid persecution. GOD alerts
you that you shall reverence Him alone. To GOD
is the ultimate destiny.
[2:195] You shall spend
in the cause of GOD; do not throw
yourselves with your own hands into destruction.
You shall be charitable; GOD loves the
charitable.
God knows that in certain relationships and
situations, Satan will always entice us into
violating the law. He tempts us to use our power
or influence and instill fear in others
to deprive them from their free will and impose
hardships on them in matters such as marriage,
divorce, parenting, inheritance, orphans,
business relations and transactions, property
ownership and practice of religion. God has
cited many examples for us to learn the essence
of justice and integrity: -Marrige, divorce
and parenting:
Protection for Women
[4:20]
If you wish to marry another wife, in place of
your present wife, and you had given
any of them a great deal, you shall not take
back anything you had given her. Would
you take it fraudulently, maliciously, and
sinfully?
[4:128] If a
woman senses oppression or desertion from her
husband, the couple shall try to reconcile their
differences, for conciliation is best for them.
Selfishness is
a human trait, and if you do good and
lead a righteous life, GOD is fully Cognizant of
everything you do.
[65:1] O you prophet,
when you people divorce the women, you shall
ensure that a divorce interim is fulfilled. You
shall measure such an interim precisely.* You
shall reverence GOD your Lord. Do not
evict them from their homes, nor shall you make
life miserable for them, to force them to leave
on their own, unless they commit a proven
adultery. These are GOD's laws.
Anyone who
transgresses GOD's laws commits an injustice
against himself. You never know; maybe
GOD wills something good to come out of this.
[2:231] If you
divorce the women, once they fulfill their
interim (three menstruations), you
shall allow them to live in the same home
amicably, or let them leave amicably. Do not
force them to stay against their will, as a
revenge. Anyone who does this
wrongs his own soul.
Do not take
GOD's revelations in vain. Remember
GOD's blessings upon you, and that He sent
down to you the scripture and wisdom to
enlighten you.You shall observe GOD, and
know that GOD is aware of all things.
[24:33] Those who
cannot afford to get married shall
maintain morality until GOD provides for
them from His grace. Those among
your servants who wish to be freed in
order to marry, you shall grant them
their wish, once you realize that they
are honest. And give them from GOD's
money that He has bestowed upon you.
You shall not force your girls
to commit prostitution, seeking the
materials of this world, if they wish to
be chaste. If anyone forces
them, then GOD, seeing that they are
forced, is Forgiver, Merciful.
- Inheritance:
[4:19] O you who
believe, it is not lawful for
you to inherit what the women leave
behind, against their will.
You shall not force them to give
up anything you had given them, unless
they commit a proven adultery.
You shall treat them nicely. If you
dislike them, you may dislike something
wherein GOD has placed a lot of good.
- Business relations and transactions:
[2:280] If the
debtor is unable to pay, wait for a better time.
If you give up the loan as a charity, it would
be better for you, if you only knew.
[2:281] Beware of the day
when you are returned to GOD, and every soul is
paid for everything it had done, without the
least injustice.
[38:24] He said, "He is being unfair to you by
asking to combine your sheep with his.
Most people who combine their properties treat
each other unfairly,
except
those who believe and work righteousness, and
these are so few.".......
-Treating the orphans:
[107:1] Do you know
who really rejects the faith?
[107:2] That is
the one
who
mistreats the orphans.
Regard the Orphans
[4:2] You shall hand over to the orphans
their rightful properties. Do not
substitute the bad for the good, and do not
consume their properties by combining them with
yours. This would be a gross injustice.
- Ownership:
[2:84] We made a covenant
with you, that
you shall not shed your blood,
nor shall you evict each other from your
homes. You agreed and bore witness.
[2:85] Yet,
here you are
killing each other, and evicting some of you
from their homes, banding against them
sinfully and maliciously.
Even when they
surrendered, you demanded ransom from them.
Evicting them was prohibited for you in the
first place. Do you believe in part of the
scripture and disbelieve in part? What should be
the retribution for those among you who do this,
except humiliation in this life, and a far worse
retribution on the Day of Resurrection? GOD is
never unaware of anything you do.
Murder, Suicide, and Illicit Gains
Prohibited
[4:29] O you who believe,
do not consume each others' properties
illicitly - only mutually
acceptable transactions are permitted.
You shall not kill yourselves. GOD is Merciful
towards you.
[4:30] Anyone who commits
these transgressions, maliciously and
deliberately, we will condemn him to
Hell. This is easy for GOD to do.
- Practice of religion:
[7:88]
The arrogant
leaders among his people said, "We
will evict you, O Shu`aib, together with those
who believed with you, from our town, unless you
revert to our religion." He said, "Are
you going to force us?
[7:126] "You persecute us simply because we
believed in the proofs of our Lord when they
came to us." "Our Lord, grant us steadfastness,
and let us die as submitters."
No Compulsion in Religion
[2:256]
There shall be no compulsion in
religion: the right way is
now distinct from the wrong way. Anyone who
denounces the devil and believes in GOD has
grasped the strongest bond; one that never
breaks. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.
God has condemned oppression in the Quran with
the strongest language. He has decreed that
oppression is worse than murder and that we
shall fight back, if we are able to, with all of
our power. As believers, we should always
maintain our strong will and not fear anyone but
our Creator.
Oppression Condemned
[2:217] They ask you
about the Sacred Months and fighting
therein: say, "Fighting therein is a
sacrilege. However,
repelling
from the path of GOD and
disbelieving in Him
and in the
sanctity of the Sacred Masjid, and
evicting
its people, are greater sacrileges
in the sight of GOD. Oppression is
worse than murder." They
will always fight you to revert you from
your religion, if they can. Those
among you who revert from their religion,
and die as disbelievers, have nullified
their works in this life and the Hereafter.
These are the dwellers of Hell, wherein they
abide forever.
[2:191] You may kill
those who wage war against you, and you may
evict them whence they evicted you.
Oppression is worse than murder.
Do not fight them at the Sacred Masjid,
unless they attack you therein. If they
attack you, you may kill them. This is the
just retribution for those disbelievers.
[2:193] You may
also fight them to eliminate oppression, and to
worship GOD freely. If they refrain, you shall
not aggress; aggression is
permitted only against the aggressors.
As submitters to God alone and followers of His
truth, we are commanded to stand strong for our
rights in the face of all forms of tyranny and
aggression. He has granted us the upper hand
and promised those who are oppressed with the
ultimate victory.
[42:39] When gross injustice
befalls them, they stand up for their rights.
[42:40] Although the just
requital for an injustice is an equivalent retribution,
those who pardon and maintain righteousness are rewarded
by GOD. He does not love the unjust.
[42:41] Certainly,
those who stand up for their rights, when
injustice befalls them, are not committing any error.
[42:42] The wrong ones
are those who treat the people unjustly, and resort to
aggression without provocation. These have
incurred a painful retribution.
God Defends the Believers
[22:38]
GOD defends those who believe.
GOD does not love any betrayer, unappreciative.
[22:39] Permission is
granted to those who are being persecuted, since
injustice has befallen them, and GOD is certainly able
to support them.
Divine Help for the Oppressed
[22:60] It is decreed
that if one avenges an injustice that was inflicted upon
him, equitably, then he is persecuted because of this,
GOD will surely support him.
GOD is Pardoner,
Forgiving.
Peaceful Friday, salaam and May God bless you.
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