Islam respects rights of people from all religions

Professor Seyedah Masoud Shah, Islamic researcher from Pakistan, speaking at the 11^th webinar of the 37^th Islamic Unity Conference and counted the principles through which God Almighty shows the essence of religions, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).

In her view the divine call and the universal values of this call are the same since the Almighty they demand the people to bow only before the almighty God.

She said,” All religions respect human rights and value humanity” noting that,” Islam also respects the rights of all people regardless of their religious belief.”

Pakistani professor quoted the Islamic view that a person cannot be a true believer until he likes for others what he likes for himself and said,” This shows that the first humane value bestowed to man is to have a feeling of kindness and goodness towards others. If a person does not have such a feeling, he is not a Muslim.”

According to professor Seyedah Masoud Shah, Islam’s main goal is to help man acquire ethics and moral principles.

She also underlined the universal message of Islam saying,” By emphasizing human principles, Islam forbids people from any kind of prejudice and encroaching on the rights of others and that is all due to the fact that Islam has a humane concept and a universal moral message.”

The Pakistani researcher exchanged her viewpoints in an address to the religious figures and scholars attending the 11^th webinar of the Islamic Unity Conference 2023.

The 37^th Islamic Unity Conference is underway in the capital Tehran as a number of Shia and Sunni scholars attend the webinars and the meeting to be held by World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought. This year the elites and religious figures attending the event discuss the theme “Islamic Cooperation to Achieve Common Values”. The conference is held on 28^th September to 3^rd concurrent with the Islamic Unity Week which marks the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).