Embrace justice!

Rana Rais Khan, the editor of Hiba Magazine, invites the readers to re-think the meaning of injustice in their lives.

Some of us wonder why Allah’s (swt) help doesn’t come, when there is so much oppression and injustice happening around us. But then how can we expect our Lord to save us, when we are greatly a part of this oppression and witness it happening day in and day out? Aren’t we violating somebody’s rights every day, be at home, in school, at work, in the market place, on the street, in the Masjid. Oppression doesn’t just mean murder and violence. It means each time we have thought and acted selfishly, without considering the circumstances we placed others in. Each time we have fulfilled our own vain desires at the cost of someone's else misery. Each time we have played win-lose. 

The nature of Islam is based on justice. Unless we learn to be honest and just with all, we cannot expect ourselves to be worthy of Allah’s (swt) Mercy. And we will continue to face tyrant leaders, merciless killings, unjust dealings, unfortunate circumstances, natural disasters, etc.

"Say: He has power to send torment on you from above or from under your feet, or to cover you with confusion in party strife, and make you to taste the violence of one another. See how variously We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that they may understand. But your people (O Muhammad sa) have denied it (the Quran) though it is the truth. Say: I am not a Wakil (guardian) over you." (Al-Anam 6:65-66)