Tariq Ramadan – Ramadan Chronicles #17 Injustice

There is one thing, one notion,

one value that is central,

in anything that has to be to do

with, Islam, which is the notion of justice.

In Allah

commands justice. And Al Adl is one of

the names of God. It's also what we

have to implement in our life, meaning

that what we have to resist is injustice

society. Justice

is to be,

resisted and needs to be reformed.

The very beginning of the story, even when

we have Adam or Hawa,

in the beginning of the human history, what

did they say when it came to themselves?

They say,

both of them said,

Oh god, we have been in just with

our own self. And if you don't,

protect us or show mercy to us, we

are going to be lost.

We are going to be,

destroyed in this world, and it start with

be just with your own self.

Meaning, you have to give

every part,

every dimension of your being and within the

world, it's right. Your mind

with education, your heart with love and affection,

your body with

health,

hygiene,

and also

sport that is giving you the way of

being just with your own body.

And then comes the reality with human beings

around you. And,

this is where you have to be

a witness. You have to show and to

bear witness to your message before the people.

When it is said,

So all you who believe,

just

stand up for

justice as witness,

to god.

Even if it's against your own self, your

parents, or your relatives.

If the people are rich or poor,

so god

has precedence,

comes first,

beyond anything which has to do with the

society,

yourself,

your family, your parents. The people could be

poor or could be rich.

What you have to do,

You have to be just.

Said

in another verse that this is closer

to, yeah, the the the the reverential

love that you have to show towards god.

So these are things that are so important.

And not only you have to deal with

your own self, you have to deal with

your parents. You have to deal with your

family. You have to deal with your society.

You also have to show justice and resist

injustice towards

nature and the environment and the creation because

people are destroying it. We are showing no

mercy and no justice

to,

the environment and to the the creation. Add

to this, the way we are treating animals,

It's, injust, and we are not,

having a dignified way of dealing with nature

and dealing with

animals. So resistance

to injustice,

it's part of our deep understanding of what

having

our faith and experiencing faith,

means.

It has to be visible in the way

we deal with our own self and in

the way we deal with nature and human

being.

So resisting injustice,

it's

encompassing

and gathering all the other

values and principles we talked about before. And

this is where, as Muslims, we have to

be involved within our society.

It's not possible to say, I believe in

god and to not to resist injustice and

not to promote justice. This is the way

forward. This is our path. It's a path

of justice towards peace because there is no

peace if there is no justice. And to

get justice, you have to resist injustice.

Remember,

never forget to tell the people you love

that you love them. Life is rejoined.