Islam’s Contribution In The Building Of Humanity

But the message of Islam was the voice of nature, and it quickly spread among people. Gradually, the upper class became an ineffective minority. On the basis of human equality, Islam succeeded in bringing about a social revolution. This revolution began in Arabia and eventually spread across most of the known ancient world. Before Islam, no person from a lower class could speak against someone from a higher class. Islam brought such a transformation that even a common person had the right to criticise the khalifah of the time. An ordinary person could bring the ruler to court. In the mosque, a poor person could stand shoulder to shoulder with rich people and kings during prayer. In the same way, Islam instilled in people a sense of muhasaba (self-accountability). That is, human beings are not free to do whatever they wish without consequences. Instead, everyone is under God’s control and will be presented in His court after death. There, those who did good deeds will be rewarded, and those who did wrong will face severe punishment. When this idea took root in people’s minds, it transformed them completely. People began to fear even thinking badly of others, because they knew that God is aware of what’s in their hearts. So how could one escape His questioning? Those who had wrongfully taken land returned it to its rightful owners, because the Prophet of Islam said that land not rightfully yours, if you make it your property