Islam and Communism — Page 16
16 various human rights as identical and subjecting them to the rule of one law made a mess of the whole thing. As against this, Islam takes full account of the natural delimitation of human rights and has laid down distinct injunctions appropriate to each case. In respect of the rights which are the concern of the State, Islam edjoins strict equality and tolerates no discrimination. In respect of the rights accruing from distinctive individual potential and indvidual achievements, it has struck a wise middle course, and does not level the inequalities with use of force. For who can ignore mental and physical differences? Who can blot out inequalities in effort?. Unnatural Props. . Communism and Capitalism both suffer from one great defect. Both seek to take man out of his field of effort and make him rely on external props, reducing him to a slothful being. Capitalism accumulates wealth and makes the wealthy idle, while. Communism makes people dependent upon