The “Right to Equality” in Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR): a Qur’anic analysis

• Main Authors: Osmani, Noor Mohammad, Fakar, Uddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IIUM, IRKHS 2022
• Subjects: BPK36 Islamic law (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/102454/1/Ar-Risalah%20Acceptance%20Letter%20for%20Right%20to%20Equality%20in%20UDHR%20.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102454/2/Article%20Abstract.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102454/13/102454_The%20%E2%80%9Cright%20to%20equality%E2%80%9D%20in%20universal%20declaration.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102454/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/al-risalah/index.php/al-risalah/article/view/406/315

The “Right to Equality” has been articulated in the first article of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1948”. The Qur’an and Sunnah had also instructed about it centuries before. But the Right has been neglected and violated throughout the globe with impunity despite clear declaratio...