Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 368
The Basic Principle of Establishing Equality Among all the Children of Adam as 359 human fear of God. Fear of God causes a person to consider himself as equal to all others, or even lesser. This is an attribute which causes humans to rise in the sight of Allah. These inferences are drawn from the above mentioned verse. A Great Charter Proclaimed by the Holy Prophet sa on Racial Equality The Holy Prophet sa explained this most beautifully in his last sermon during his last pilgrimage, in the following words: 'O humankind your Allah is One and your father was also one, so listen carefully that Arabs have no superiority over the non-Arabs nor have the non- Arabs any superiority over the Arabs. Similarly, the white and red races, have no superiority over black races, and black races have no superiority over the white. Yes, only he is superior who transcends in his personal good deeds. O people tell me if I have conveyed my Lord’s message to all of you? At this, the entire gathering spoke with one voice: Yes, the Messenger of Allah has conveyed the message of Allah to all of us. ' 59