Al Zulm
1. What is Zulm
Zulm (oppression, wrongdoing, injustice, unfairness) means giving anyone more than or less than they deserve. When I initially learnt this definition, I compared with the usage of this word and realised it was a perfect definition.
2. Categories of Zulm
Injustice to Allah S.W.T
Injustice to others
Injustice to yourselves
Injustice to Allah
This is the worst form of injustice anyone can commit.
Allāh said :
1. وَمَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ
“They made not a just estimate of Allāh such as is due to Him.” [Surat az-Zumar 39:67]
2. Luqmaan, a righteous wise man, when advising his son, said:
وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَٰنُ لِٱبْنِهِۦ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُۥ يَٰبُنَىَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشِّرْكَ …show more content…
Abu Huraira reported Allāh’s Messenger as saying: Do you know who is poor? They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: A poor man amongst us is one who has neither dirham with him nor wealth. He (the Holy Prophet) said: The poor of my Umma would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrection with prayers and fasts and Zakat but (he would find himself bankrupt on that day as he would have exhausted his funds of virtues) since he hurled abuses upon others, brought calumny against others and unlawfully consumed the wealth of others and shed the blood of others and beat others, and his virtues would be credited to the account of one (who suffered at his hand). And if his good deeds fall short to clear the account, then his sins would be entered in (his account) and he would be thrown in the Hell-Fire. ── …show more content…
So their works are in vain, and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall not give them any weight. [Surat al-Kahf 18:105]
2. Allāh mentioned, so many times in His Book, referring to the wrong-doers that “It wasn’t Allāh who wronged them rather they did wrong to themselves”, for example :
أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوٓا۟ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَأَثَارُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَعَمَرُوهَآ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا عَمَرُوهَا وَجَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ ۖ فَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
“Do they not travel in the land, and see what was the end of those before them? They were superior to them in strength, and they tilled the earth and populated it in greater numbers than these (pagans) have done, and there came to them their Messengers with clear proofs. Surely, Allāh wronged them not, but they used to wrong themselves.” [Surat ar-Rum
1. What is Zulm
Zulm (oppression, wrongdoing, injustice, unfairness) means giving anyone more than or less than they deserve. When I initially learnt this definition, I compared with the usage of this word and realised it was a perfect definition.
2. Categories of Zulm
Injustice to Allah S.W.T
Injustice to others
Injustice to yourselves
Injustice to Allah
This is the worst form of injustice anyone can commit.
Allāh said :
1. وَمَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ
“They made not a just estimate of Allāh such as is due to Him.” [Surat az-Zumar 39:67]
2. Luqmaan, a righteous wise man, when advising his son, said:
وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَٰنُ لِٱبْنِهِۦ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُۥ يَٰبُنَىَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشِّرْكَ …show more content…
Abu Huraira reported Allāh’s Messenger as saying: Do you know who is poor? They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: A poor man amongst us is one who has neither dirham with him nor wealth. He (the Holy Prophet) said: The poor of my Umma would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrection with prayers and fasts and Zakat but (he would find himself bankrupt on that day as he would have exhausted his funds of virtues) since he hurled abuses upon others, brought calumny against others and unlawfully consumed the wealth of others and shed the blood of others and beat others, and his virtues would be credited to the account of one (who suffered at his hand). And if his good deeds fall short to clear the account, then his sins would be entered in (his account) and he would be thrown in the Hell-Fire. ── …show more content…
So their works are in vain, and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall not give them any weight. [Surat al-Kahf 18:105]
2. Allāh mentioned, so many times in His Book, referring to the wrong-doers that “It wasn’t Allāh who wronged them rather they did wrong to themselves”, for example :
أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوٓا۟ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَأَثَارُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَعَمَرُوهَآ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا عَمَرُوهَا وَجَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ ۖ فَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
“Do they not travel in the land, and see what was the end of those before them? They were superior to them in strength, and they tilled the earth and populated it in greater numbers than these (pagans) have done, and there came to them their Messengers with clear proofs. Surely, Allāh wronged them not, but they used to wrong themselves.” [Surat ar-Rum