Q/A No. 7. Does Islam practice racial discrimination?

No! There is no Racial Discrimination nor Discrimination based on colour, creed or origin in Islam.

The Holy Quran  lays down_

Whosoever kills a human being without (any reason like) man slaughter, or corruption on earth, it is as though he had killed all mankind … (5:32)

“And whoever saves a life it is as though he had saved the lives of all mankind” (5:32).

“Do not let your hatred of a people incite you to aggression ” (5:2).

“And we set you up as nations and tribes so that you may be able to recognize each other” (49:13).

The division of human beings into nations, races, groups and tribes is for the sake of distinction, so that people of one race or tribe may meet and be acquainted with the people belonging to another race or tribe and co-operate with one another.

This division of the human race is neither meant for one nation to take pride in its superiority over others nor is it meant for one nation to treat another with contempt or disgrace, or regard them as a mean and degraded race and usurp their rights.

Indeed, the noblest among you before God  are the most heedful of you (49:13).

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in address of the Farewell Hajj_

“No Arab  has any superiority over a non-Arab, nor does a non-Arab have any superiority over an Arab.

Nor does a white man have any superiority over a black man or the black man any superiority over the white man.

You are all the children of Adam, and Adam was created from clay” (al-Bayhadi  and al-Bazzaz).

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