Human As Servant Of Allah Essay

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Roles and Responsibilities of Human as Servant and Vicegerent of Allah
In Islam, Human beings are defined in their relation to Allah and both their responsibilities and rights derive from that relationship. Islam believes that Allah Has created the human being and breathed His spirit into him. Allah has chosen the human being to be His vicegerent (Khalifah) on earth, as well as His servant. As “Servants” human beings must submit to Allah and remain in perfect receptivity before what Allah wills for them. Islam, in Arabic, means submission to Allah. As “Vicegerents” human beings must be active in the world to do Allah’s will here on earth. These two characteristics constitute the Islamic conception of man (Insān). But Allah has also given men free will; this means that they can rebel against their own primordial nature and become active …show more content…

In Arabic, the basic term for right is “haqq”, which is first of all a name of God, who is Al-Haqq. That is Truth and Reality. The term haqq means also “duty” as well as “right”, obligation as well as claim, law as well as justice. It means also what is due to each thing, what gives reality to a thing, what makes a thing be true. The word Haqq, which is one of the richest in Arabic, involves Allah, the Quran (which is also called Al-Haqq), law, our responsibilities before Allah and His law, as well as our rights and just claims.
Everything by virtue of the fact that it exists has its “haqq”, which means both responsibilities and rights. Each thing has its due by virtue of the nature with which it has been created. So, with this understanding, rights do not belong to human beings alone, but also to all creatures. And because human rights have been given more importance than the rights of other creatures, we are rapidly destroying the natural environment that is an enormous violation to human

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