Islam and Humanitarianism The Importance of Respecting Kinship and Humanitarian Duty

Muslims are not allowed to look down upon they are non Muslim friends and relatives Muslims are supposed to be exemplary characters when it comes to showing respect to humanity being good and imitating the Prophet peace be upon him who was sent as arama as source of compassion and mercy to mankind Allah says in the Quran bolliger karramna bani adam' Allah has honored the children of Adam this is irrespective of their faith and when it comes to how we treat non-muslims the best example is the Prophet peace be upon him he was good he was respectful to non-muslims so much so that it was actually non-muslims pagans of juliya community that nicknamed him al-amin the trustworthy or the honest one in other words he was good he was upright even among non-muslims the least we can do is be the same when it comes to teachings of Islam regarding people of other faiths the Quran praises people who tread on the earth with humility and when they pee meet others who may be less knowledgeable or who may be ignorant that they speak words of peace even to people who may be considered ignorant but they should always be humility in the life of Muslim the prophet taught that we should respect the rights of kinship they respect the rights of our relations with others even if they are people of other faiths that we should respect the rights of neighbors the Prophet peace be upon him said that the angel Gabriel kept emphasizing on the importance of goodness and respecting the rights of good neighborliness so much so that he thought that neighbors would be added to the list of heirs those who would inherit from you when you pass away so when we look at the holistic teachings of Islam regarding being humble being kind being fair being just there is no space in Islamic teachings for arrogance towards any the arrogance of thinking that am better than you is actually described in the Quran as quality of Shaytan when Satan refused to bow down to Adam after God instructed him to because according to Satan am better than him only God is the judge of who is better than another and so in the Quran where Allah talks about how he has created us into male and female nations and tribes and clans that we may know one another Allah concludes in accra macomb inda llahi african the most honorable in the eyes of God is the most God conscious the best Muslim is he who is best to others who is most useful to others we should show respect to everybody irrespective of their faith and so even when it comes to treating animals animals should be treated with respect and kindness even if they are to be slaughtered for the purpose of consumption