Human Rights in Islam (book)

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'''''Human Rights in Islam'''''<ref>{{cite book |last=Maududi |first=Abul A'la |authorlink=Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi |title=Human Rights in Islam |year=1976 |publisher=[[The Islamic Foundation]] |location=[[Leicester]] |isbn=0-9503954-9-8 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/humanrightsinisl0000maud }}</ref> is a 1976 book written by [[Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi]], the founder of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|Jamaat-e-Islami]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/ji.htm |title=Jamaat-e-Islami |accessdate=2007-06-03 |date=2005-04-27 |work=GlobalSecurity.org}}</ref>

In the book, Maududi argues that respect for [[human right]]s has always been enshrined in [[Sharia]] law (that the roots of these rights are to be found in Islamic doctrine)<ref>Maududi, ''Human Rights in Islam'', p. 10. "Islam has laid down some universal fundamental rights for humanity as a whole ... ."</ref> and criticises Western notions that there is an inherent contradiction between the two.<ref>Maududi, ''Human Right in Islam'', p. 13. "The people of the West have the habit of attributing every good thing to themselves and trying to prove that it is because of them that the world got this blessing ... ."</ref>

==See also==
* [[Human rights in Islamic countries]]
* [[Pact of Umar]]
* [[Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam]]

== References ==
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