Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page 245
Political Peace 245 Or, Who responds to the afflicted person when he calls upon Him, and removes the affliction, and will make you inheritors of the earth? Then, is there a god beside Allah? Little is it that you heed. 16 International Relations—The Principle of Absolute Justice Equally Applicable to All Even the politicians and the statesmen of today stand in need of Islamic teachings. It is a faith whose cornerstone in international affairs is absolute justice. O ye who believe! be steadfast in the cause of Allah, bearing witness in equity; and let not a people’s enmity incite you to act otherwise than with justice. Be always just, that is nearer to righteousness. And fear Allah. Surely, Allah is aware of what you do. 17 I cannot claim to have read everything about all major religions of the world but neither am I entirely ignorant of their teachings. During my studies, however, I have failed to find a similar injunction as the verse under discussion in their scriptures. Even the mention of international relations is rare. If a similar teaching is also found in another religion,