The
message of Islam is for the entire human race. According to Islam, Allah is the God of the entire
world and Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is a messenger for the whole of
mankind.
According
to Islam, all men are equal, whatever be their color, language, race or nationality. Islam addresses
itself to the conscience of humanity and banishes all false barriers of race, status and wealth.
There can be no denying the fact that such barriers have always existed, and do exist even today in
this so-called enlightened age. Islam, however, removes all these impediments and proclaims the idea
of the whole of humanity being one family of God.
Islam
is international in its outlook and approach. It does not admit barriers and distinctions based on
color, clan, blood or territory such as were prevalent before the advent of Muhammad (peace and
blessings be upon him). These are rampant in different forms, even in this modern age.
Islam
is a way of life that transcends race and ethnicity. The Glorious Qur’an repeatedly reminds us of
our common origin:
(O
mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and
tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honored
of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and
is well acquainted (with all things).)
(Al-Hujrat: 13)
The
eradication of race consciousness is one of the outstanding moral achievements of Islam. In the
contemporary world there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic
virtue. It is conceivable that the spirit of Islam might be the timely reinforcement, which would
decide this issue in favor of tolerance and peace, the historian A.J. Toynbee wrote in his book Civilization
on Trial.
Islam
unites the entire human race under one banner. To a world torn by national rivalries and feuds, it
presents a message of life and hope, and of a glorious future.
