Principles of Islam
21. Human Brotherhood
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21. HUMAN BROTHERHOOD
According to Islam, all human beings have been
created by one and the same God, and for this
reason belong to one great brotherhood. So far as
their earthly origin is concerned, they are all
descendants of the first pair of human beings ever
created by God -Adam and Eve. In their subsequent
spread over different parts of the world, variations
in geographical conditions produced a diversity of
skin colorings, languages and other racial
characteristics.
The teaching of Islam in this regard is that despite
differences of colour, language, etc., people should
harbor no ill-will towards those who are apparently
unlike themselves, for differentiating between one
man and another is not approved by God. They
should rather promote fellow feeling towards
others, even if at first glance they appear like total
strangers to them. Bearing in mind that they are all
traceable back to Adam and Eve, they should be
each other’s well wishers and willingly come to one
another’s assistance, like members of the same large
family.
