No Interference

4. Moral Concept of Islam ~ 66 ~ to move in its respective orbit and not to encroach upon the orbit of another heavenly body. It is, in a way, a physical allegory of a divinely approved social principle. By using the analogy of the stars and the heavenly bodies, God demonstrates the law that He wishes to see incorporated in human life with conscious effort. This suggests that every human being has to function in his own particular sphere without trespassing upon the domain of any other individual. This Quranic law is illustrated by an incident, which took place in a western country, shortly after it had won freedom. One of its citizens came out on to the street, vigorously flapping his arms. In his excitement he hit the nose of a passerby. The latter asked the freedom-lover why he had hit him on the nose. He retorted by saying that his country was now free and that, in consequence, he was free to do whatever he wanted. The passerby politely remarked, “Your freedom ends where my nose begins.” Every individual in this world has freedom of action. Yet this freedom is not limitless. People are bound to