The West mistakenly ascribes the Magna Carta as the 'first' charter of rights. It was in 1215 CE that English Landlords forced King John to put his signature on it - 600 years after Islam had established rights.
Today the politicians of the World claim to adopt the Charter of Human Rights adopted by the U.N.O. in 1948 but it is a well known fact that when the rights are not to their advantage, the very charter becomes a Charter of Human Injustice.
Imam Ali ibn Husayns‘ Treatise on Rights is a master document on Islamic human rights, which not only covers human rights, but also includes the rights of God, our body parts, and our deeds. To any intelligent reader who ponders deeply about the contents of this valuable document on rights, it immediately becomes clear that Islam has already established the first document on rights nearly fourteen centuries ago.
this charter is the only work attributed to Ali ibn Husayn (a) other than supplications or relatively short sayings and letters. Imam Ali ibn Husayn was the fourth Shia Imam, after his father Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle Hasan ibn Ali, and his grandfather Ali ibn Abi Talib. The ‘Treatise on Rights’ seems to have been written at the request of a disciple, since, in one of its two versions, it is prefaced by the words: ‘This is the treatise of Ali ibn al-Husayn to one of his companions.’
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Today the politicians of the World claim to adopt the Charter of Human Rights adopted by the U.N.O. in 1948 but it is a well known fact that when the rights are not to their advantage, the very charter becomes a Charter of Human Injustice.
Imam Ali ibn Husayns‘ Treatise on Rights is a master document on Islamic human rights, which not only covers human rights, but also includes the rights of God, our body parts, and our deeds. To any intelligent reader who ponders deeply about the contents of this valuable document on rights, it immediately becomes clear that Islam has already established the first document on rights nearly fourteen centuries ago.
this charter is the only work attributed to Ali ibn Husayn (a) other than supplications or relatively short sayings and letters. Imam Ali ibn Husayn was the fourth Shia Imam, after his father Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle Hasan ibn Ali, and his grandfather Ali ibn Abi Talib. The ‘Treatise on Rights’ seems to have been written at the request of a disciple, since, in one of its two versions, it is prefaced by the words: ‘This is the treatise of Ali ibn al-Husayn to one of his companions.’
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1. THE RIGHT OF ALLAH
It is the right of Almighty Allah that you should worship Him without associating any partner to him. And if you fulfil this duty with sincerity, Allah has undertaken to suffice you in the matter of this world and the hereafter, and to preserve for you whatever you like of it.
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It is the right of Almighty Allah that you should worship Him without associating any partner to him. And if you fulfil this duty with sincerity, Allah has undertaken to suffice you in the matter of this world and the hereafter, and to preserve for you whatever you like of it.
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2. THE RIGHTS OF THE SELF AND BODY
It is the right of you upon you that you should use your body fully in obedience to God, by giving to your tongue its right, to your ear its right, to your eye its right, to your hand its right, to your leg its right, to your stomach its right, to your private parts its right, seeking the help of God in this task.
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It is the right of you upon you that you should use your body fully in obedience to God, by giving to your tongue its right, to your ear its right, to your eye its right, to your hand its right, to your leg its right, to your stomach its right, to your private parts its right, seeking the help of God in this task.
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3. THE RIGHTS OF THE TONGUE
It is the right of the tongue that you should consider it too respectable to utter obscene language; and you should accustom it to good (speech), and discipline it with good manners, and keep it silent except in time of necessity and for spiritual and material benefit, and keep it away from useless talk which may cause much harm with little benefit; and you should be kind to people and say good things about them.
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It is the right of the tongue that you should consider it too respectable to utter obscene language; and you should accustom it to good (speech), and discipline it with good manners, and keep it silent except in time of necessity and for spiritual and material benefit, and keep it away from useless talk which may cause much harm with little benefit; and you should be kind to people and say good things about them.
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Imam Sajjad's (AS) Treatise Of Rights
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3. THE RIGHTS OF THE EARS
It is the right of your ears to keep it pure from listening to backbiting and to what which is unlawful to listen to. You should not turn it into a way to your heart, except for noble talk which may create some good in your heart, or which may earn you a noble character; because ear is a door which allows a talk to get to the heart, carrying to it different types of ideas, whether good or evil.
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3. THE RIGHTS OF THE EARS
It is the right of your ears to keep it pure from listening to backbiting and to what which is unlawful to listen to. You should not turn it into a way to your heart, except for noble talk which may create some good in your heart, or which may earn you a noble character; because ear is a door which allows a talk to get to the heart, carrying to it different types of ideas, whether good or evil.
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4. THE RIGHTS OF THE EYES
And the right of your sight is that you lower it before everything which is unlawful to you. And that you abandon using it except in situations in which you can take heed in such a way that you gain insight or acquire knowledge by it. Indeed the sight is the gateway to reflection.
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4. THE RIGHTS OF THE EYES
And the right of your sight is that you lower it before everything which is unlawful to you. And that you abandon using it except in situations in which you can take heed in such a way that you gain insight or acquire knowledge by it. Indeed the sight is the gateway to reflection.
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THE RIGHTS OF THE HANDS
It is the right of your hand that you should not stretch it to what is forbidden to you; otherwise, you will earn punishment from Allah in the hereafter and condemnation from people in this life. And you should not hold it from that (actions) which God has made obligatory on you.
And you should honour it by withholding it from unlawful things and by extending it for good deeds which are not even obligatory, because if the actions of your hands are based on wisdom and nobility, surely you will get a good reward in the hereafter.
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THE RIGHTS OF THE HANDS
It is the right of your hand that you should not stretch it to what is forbidden to you; otherwise, you will earn punishment from Allah in the hereafter and condemnation from people in this life. And you should not hold it from that (actions) which God has made obligatory on you.
And you should honour it by withholding it from unlawful things and by extending it for good deeds which are not even obligatory, because if the actions of your hands are based on wisdom and nobility, surely you will get a good reward in the hereafter.
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THE RIGHTS OF THE LEGS
It is the right of your legs that you should not use them to go where which is unlawful to you and should not lead them to a path which brings humiliation to its followers; As they are what carry you to the path of religion and help you get ahead.
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THE RIGHTS OF THE LEGS
It is the right of your legs that you should not use them to go where which is unlawful to you and should not lead them to a path which brings humiliation to its followers; As they are what carry you to the path of religion and help you get ahead.
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THE RIGHTS OF THE TEACHER
It is the right of your teacher to respect him/her, listen to him/her and attend with devotion.
You should not raise your voice towards him/her.
You should not speak whilst she/he is speaking nor speak ill of him/her.
If anyone speaks ill of him/her you should defend him/her.
You should not show any enmity or show hostility in friendship.
If this is done then Allah's angels will give witness that the knowledge learned from him/her was for Allah and not for the sake of the people.
You should respect the dignity of his audience, and to listen to him intently facing towards him, with presence of mind and purity of heart and clarity of vision, by abstaining from enjoyments and by having few desires.
And you should know that you are his messenger in whatever he teaches you to those people in ignorance who may come to you.
So, it is necessary for you to deliver his message [to impart the knowledge] to them beautifully, and not to commit a breach of trust while conveying his message, and to fulfill your duty on his behalf when you have undertaken it.
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THE RIGHTS OF THE TEACHER
It is the right of your teacher to respect him/her, listen to him/her and attend with devotion.
You should not raise your voice towards him/her.
You should not speak whilst she/he is speaking nor speak ill of him/her.
If anyone speaks ill of him/her you should defend him/her.
You should not show any enmity or show hostility in friendship.
If this is done then Allah's angels will give witness that the knowledge learned from him/her was for Allah and not for the sake of the people.
You should respect the dignity of his audience, and to listen to him intently facing towards him, with presence of mind and purity of heart and clarity of vision, by abstaining from enjoyments and by having few desires.
And you should know that you are his messenger in whatever he teaches you to those people in ignorance who may come to you.
So, it is necessary for you to deliver his message [to impart the knowledge] to them beautifully, and not to commit a breach of trust while conveying his message, and to fulfill your duty on his behalf when you have undertaken it.
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THE RIGHTS OF PRAYER
It is the right of the prayer (Salah) that you must think of it as an
audience with God, and that during Salah you are standing
before God and that you are praying with your heart and pray
ir according to its rules. If you realise this you will stand in such
a way that you will be lowly, trembling, fearful, hopeful, and
you will magnify His greatness through your stillness
and dignity.
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THE RIGHTS OF PRAYER
It is the right of the prayer (Salah) that you must think of it as an
audience with God, and that during Salah you are standing
before God and that you are praying with your heart and pray
ir according to its rules. If you realise this you will stand in such
a way that you will be lowly, trembling, fearful, hopeful, and
you will magnify His greatness through your stillness
and dignity.
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