Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 396
The Teaching of Justice and Kindness Regarding Relatives 387 earn from the government. Similar measures are taken in England and particularly in Norway. According to experts, if the Norwegian people continuously follow the trend of giving birth to such few children or to no children at all, then in the next 15-20 years the Norwegian people may become a minority in their own country. Thus the immigrants may increase in population to the extent that they may capture the political power there. The Teaching of Adhering to Justice between One’s Own Children As far as the rights of children upon their parents are concerned, the Holy Quran makes it compulsory upon parents not to give preferential treatment to some of their children over others. When Allah entrusts ownership to people over their properties and children, it does not mean that they possess unlimited rights over them. The absolute owner is only Allah. All human possessions are bestowed by Him. The philosophy of possession is repeatedly explained in the Holy Quran in the same manner. According to this philosophy, man is made only the temporary possessor and Allah is the All-Possessor. That is why man is answerable to Allah for whatever possession is bestowed upon him. Even his own children are a trust with him and he cannot treat them unjustly.