O My servants, I have forbidden injustice to Myself and I have made it forbidden amongst you. So be not unjust to one another (Hadith Qudsi, Mishkat al-Anwar of Ibn ‘Arabi, hadith #1) *
* The word used in Arabic is zulm - that can also be translated as oppression, cruelty, exploitation. See also The Justice of God
Every tyrant and oppressor is an enemy of Allah unless he repents and gives up oppression. Remember, Maalik! There is nothing in this world more effective in turning His Blessings into His Wrath, than to insist upon oppression over His creation. Because the Merciful Allah will always hear the prayers of those who have been oppressed and He will give no chance to oppressors. (Imam Ali (AS) a letter to Malik Ashtar, #53 Nahjul Balagha)
April 13th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
An excellent post
It may be what Thomas Jefferson had in mind when he wrote, and I paraphrase:
Opposition to tyranny
is an act of religion.
Ya Haqq!