Volume-XI, Issue-VI, November 2025 |
Rights and Duties: An Islamic Perspective Dr. Naseem Gul, Head & Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir, India Habib Bilal, Research Scholar, Dept. of Islamic Studies, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir, India |
Received: 20.11.2025 | Accepted: 27.11.2025 | Published Online: 30.11.2025 | Page No: 91-103 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.11.issue.06W.162 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
The concept of “rights and duties” is dealt in almost in all political institutions, Social Setups, religious denominations, etc. Foundations and frameworks of the rights and duties are elaborately discussed in various religious, ethical, social, political perspectives. Freedom is a birth right of every individual which if snatched is an act of inhumane as per the religious philosophies and sociological framework. This paper “Rights and Duties: An Islamic Perspective”, presents a comprehensive examination of the integrated Islamic framework of rights (Huquq) and duties (Fara'iz). Instead of focusing only on personal freedoms as many modern Western discourses propound, it shows Islam’s balanced concept of rights come along with responsibilities in personal as well as social paradigm. Drawing from the Quran and Sunnah, it highlights worth of every person (Karamah) plus their role as caretakers (Khilafah). Rights have been divided into two types - one set toward the Creator (Huquq’Allah), the other toward people (Huquq al-‘Ibad) - shaping moral action. Also, by using Maqasid al-Shariah (higher objectives behind Islamic law) it explains how purpose guides decisions about what’s fair or required. The application of this framework is illustrated in socio-political contexts and contemporary challenges, including religious freedom, gender equity, labor rights, and environmental ethics. This paper tries to discuss and relocate the fundamentals of Islam vis-a-vis Rights and Duties which honors an individual human being and elevates his/her status in the world we are living in and puts a lot of responsibilities unto him/her so that the world we are living in is beautified with what is befitting to it. The paper concludes that this duty-centric model offers a robust and ethically-grounded vision for human dignity and social justice in the modern world. | ||
Keywords: Rights, Duties, Islamic Law, Social Justice, Maqasid al-Shariah |