Islam and Human Equality

ISLAM AND HUMAN EQUALITY In Islam all greatness is reserved for God alone. All human beings are equally God’s creation. In this way, there is no difference between one man and another. I n Islam all human beings are equal. The Prophet of Islam, on the occasion of the Final Pilgrimage, declared that no Arab had superiority over a nonArab. No white man had superiority over a black man. Superiority derives only from being God-fearing rather than from race or colour. Among human beings there are many differences to be found. But these differences are only for the purpose of recognition rather than to indicate superiority. To build a system of social and national life, it is necessary for people to have such features as make them recognisable to one another. To meet this social need, God has created apparent differences from various respects between people, so that the smooth functioning of the system of the world and