Islam provides many human rights for individuals. Some of these rights that Islam protects.
The life and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are considered sacred whether the person is Muslim or not. Islam also protects honor people. So, in Islam, insulting others or making fun of them is not allowed. The Prophet Muhammad said: "Truly your blood, your property and your honor are inviolable." [1]
Racism has no place in Islam, for the Quran speaks of gender equality in these terms:
"O people! We created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. The noblest of you with God is the most pious. [2] God is Knower, Aware. "(Qur'an 49:13)
Islam rejects favoritism toward certain individuals or nations on account of their wealth, their power, or race. God created human beings as equals and can not distinguish between them on the basis of their faith and piety. The Prophet Muhammad said: "O people! You have only one God, and you have a single ancestor (Adam). An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and non-Arab is not better than an Arab. And a red (ie white tinged with red) person is not better than a black person and a black person is not better than a red, [3] except in piety. "[4]
One of the major problems facing mankind today is racism. Developed countries are able to send a man to the moon, but they are unable to stop the hatred and the struggle between men. Since the time of the Prophet Muhammad, Islam has provided a vivid example of how you can put an end to racism. The annual pilgrimage (Hajj) to Makkah shows the real Islamic brotherhood of all races and all nations, while nearly two million Muslims from around the world gather in this city to perform the pilgrimage.
Islam is a religion of justice. God said:
"Truly God commands you to make deposits to their heirs, and when you judge between people, to judge with justice ..." (Quran 4:58)
And He said:
"... And be fair: for God loves the just." (Qur'an 49:9)
We should even be just with those who we hate, as God has said:
"... Let hatred for a people incite you not to be unjust. Be just: that is nearer to piety ... "(Quran 5:8)
The Prophet Muhammad said: "Beware of injustice, [5] for injustice shall be darkness on the Day of Judgment." [6]
And those who have not gotten their rights (ie what they can legitimately claim to) in this life will receive them on the Day of Judgment, as the Prophet said: "On the Day of Judgment, rights will be given to those who they are due (and wrongs will be redressed) ... "[7]
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