Islam is the religion that states that all people have equal rights. The idea that all people are equal in dignity, rights, and freedom is an Islamic idea. Islam should be understood within the framework of the triangle of freedom, unity, and law.
Today, the idea of freedom has been made non-religious and even opposed to Islam. It should not be forgotten that the idea of freedom is both a human and a divine value. There is a need for a new Muslim theology that deals with tawhid, freedom, and law together.
Islam is a religion of nature. Human nature itself is free. In other words, our humanity, which we call nature, is nothing but our freedom. Our freedom as nature is the activity of constantly building, reviving, and renewing ourselves.
In Christianity, the institution of the church has always been an obstacle to human freedom. In Islam, we see that in the name of fiqh(the science of Islamic rules depending on The Holy Qu’ran and True Hadith), human nature, in other words, freedom, is tried to be restricted and controlled. Fiqh cannot be positioned against human freedom. A fiqh that aims to abolish human freedom is neither fiqh nor Islamic. Fiqh is the ground on which human freedom develops. It is only with the freedom that a person knows, realizes what is good and what is bad for himself, and develops a deep understanding of this subject. In the true sense, fiqh can only exist with freedom.
The idea of freedom cannot be left to the monopoly of any culture, civilization, or ideology. Freedom, contrary to what is often thought, is not a Western idea that is the property of the West. Freedom is a blessing God has given to all people. It is necessary to recognize freedom as a natural right that every person has.
Islam, which defines freedom as human nature itself, has not placed the state, ruler, ulama, church or any authority above the human being, and has not granted any authority, person, or person the privilege to rule. Restricting the administration by law is an idea developed by Islam in order to protect the rights and freedoms of the individual. All forms of authoritarianism, totalitarianism, dictatorship, one-manhood, or kingdom are incompatible with Islam. Any power that arbitrarily and forcefully dominates people is anti-human and anti-Islamic.
Investigating the rights and freedoms of life, liberty, property, and happiness is only possible with rights, honor, and freedom. Islam is based on the protection of human life, property, mind, religion, and generation as the reason for its existence. Islam is a genuine religion of nature that accepts human rights and freedoms as its reason for existence.
Islam stresses that human relations should not be poisoned by tyranny and oppression. The absence of force and tyranny in religion is the motto of Islam. In order to distinguish between right and wrong, right and wrong, there must be law and freedom, not force and tyranny.
Islam requires being a Muslim freely. Today, being a Muslim and being free can be understood as contradictory phenomena. Just as one cannot be free to be a Muslim, one cannot be a Muslim to be free. Freedom, the condition of being a Muslim, is the sine qua non for being a Muslim and living.
The anthropological vision of the Quran is a free and dignified human being. Man can freely make right or wrong choices. In the name of truth, people cannot be forcibly intervened to prevent people from making wrong choices. Protection of human freedom of choice is indispensable for the Quran. The Quran does not see the restriction and abolition of the freedom of choice of people legitimate for any reason.
Islam puts forward as a universal principle that religious, philosophical, intellectual, scientific, artistic, moral, spiritual, political, and social life should be cleansed from violence and tyranny. However, humanity has made the use of force and force in almost every aspect of life the main norm. The use of force and violence is at the root of humanitarian failures and disasters. People can choose, live and advocate a lifestyle they want. It requires that all these processes should not be intervened in any way by force.
Eliminating people's freedom of religion in the name of religion is incompatible with Islam. People have the right to live a religion personally or socially, to establish their institutions, to give their education, to criticize or reject a religious opinion, to choose the belief that suits them. People cannot be punished in any way for exercising their freedom of religion.
Fıtrat requires a person to be himself, to be his own, and to live a life suitable for himself. Freedom is the determination of how a person will live his life, nature, and humanity himself. No one can be forced to live in accordance with the wishes of an outside authority, individual, or group.
Islam holds man responsible only for serving Allah. It is unacceptable for a man to be a servant to any authority, power, person, or group other than God. Man must free himself from all addictions and responsibilities. The fact that Islam places God on the basis of human freedom and responsibility creates an obstacle to the artificial enslavement of man.
The principle of oneness prohibits a man from controlling and ruling. Man's control over people is incompatible with perversion, human dignity, and freedom. No human being has the privilege to dominate another. People should learn to fully respect each other's freedoms and rights, rather than control and dominate each other.
Islam requires freedom as a religion of nature. However, if humanity is reduced to a tribal and collectivist religion from being a true religion of nature, Islam becomes incompatible with freedom, human dignity, pluralism, and reason. Being a Muslim does not mean belonging to a tribe. Being a Muslim means being a free, honorable, intelligent, creative, and dynamic individual of humanity. Being a Muslim is not a person who sees himself as superior to other people, who seek to dominate them and wants to dominate the whole world. Being a Muslim is a person who sees all people as equal and free, and chooses to live in freedom, law, and peace with other people. Freedom is being himself.
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Written By - Khaled
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