...And let not the hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety.... (Quran, 5:8)


One of the major problems facing mankind today is racism. The developed world can send a man to the moon but cannot stop man from hating and fighting his fellow man. Ever since the days of the Prophet Muhammad , Islam has provided a vivid example of how racism can be ended.

The annual pilgrimage (Hajj) to Makkah shows the real Islamic brotherhood of all races and nations, when about two million Muslims from all over the world come to Makkah to perform the pilgrimage.

Islam is a religion of justice. God has said:

Truly God commands you to give back trusts to those to whom they are due, and when you judge between people, to judge with justice.... (Quran, 4:58)

And He has said:

...And act justly. Truly, God loves those who are just. (Quran, 49:9)


Racism is not allowed in Islam, for the Quran speaks of human equality in the following terms:

O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female and have made you into nations and tribes for you to know one another. Truly, the noblest of you with God is the most pious.2 Truly, God is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (Quran, 49:13)

Islam rejects certain individuals or nations being favored because of their wealth, power, or race. God created human beings as equals who are to be distinguished from each other only on the basis of their faith and piety.

The Prophet Muhammad said: {O people! Your God is one and your forefather (Adam) is one. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than an Arab, and a red (i.e. white tinged with red) person is not better than a black person and a black person is not better than a red person,3 except in piety.}4

Not only that but some muslims tend to be unfair to non muslims just because they don't share our beliefs.

Just take a look at the originator of this thread and his attitude toward Jews and Non muslims !

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Originally posted by sanwin25
Just take a look at the originator of this thread and his attitude toward Jews and Non muslims !

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towards jews ,

they are our enemy they have invaded us .

towards nonmuslims ..

we are in peace with them except who did the same thing above

i agree with your thread silver ring as islam i certainly a religion of equality but unfortunately most of these islamic teachings are not practiced by muslim.

in my opinion people in the muslim world are so racist. they're racist against non muslims and racist against muslims from different backgrounds.

you don't have to look any further than Oman. just see the amount of racism between balushis, zinzibaris, lawtis, dhofaris etc. and you would find that 95% os Omanis are still against interracial marriages.

from that point of view i would sat many non muslim countries are far far better than us.

Originally posted by sanwin25
Just take a look at the originator of this thread and his attitude toward Jews and Non muslims !
we have a saying for that which means similar to the saying 'don't through people with stones if your house is made of glass'!! (íÃãÑæä ÇáäÇÓ ÈÇáãÚÑæÝ æ íäÓæä ÃäÝÓåã)

Good thread silver :)

Islam is the religion of peace and justice.