Human Rights in the Light of the Quran
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This 8-lesson Learning Plan is an English-adapted summary of Huquq Al-Insan fi Dhaw’il Quran by Prof. Dr. Yahya ibn Muhammad Hasan Zamzami. It presents the book’s Quranic framing of human rights as sacred trusts rooted in revelation, dignity, justice, responsibility, and accountability before Allah.
Rather than treating rights as detached slogans, the plan explores how the Quran connects rights to duties, character, family, wealth, life, faith, intellect, social responsibility, and care for the vulnerable. It helps readers understand the dignity Allah has bestowed upon humanity and recognize that the rights established by Islam must be honored through justice, mercy, truthfulness, and taqwa. It also shows the difference between rights founded upon divine revelation and rights defined only by human declarations, political power, or changing social taste.
Topics Covered
Rights as sacred trusts rooted in Allah’s revelation
The Quranic meaning of rights, duties, and accountability
Human dignity as Allah-given, not socially granted
The inseparable link between rights and responsibilities
Protecting the vulnerable: parents, orphans, the poor, women, neighbors, and travelers
Preserving the foundations of human life: faith, life, intellect, family, honor, and wealth
The difference between Quranic rights and human declarations
Quranic character as the safeguard of justice, mercy, truthfulness, and taqwa
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About the author
Prof. Dr. Yahya ibn Muhammad Hasan Zamzami is a scholar of Quranic studies and Qira’at. He is a professor in the College of Da‘wah and Usul al-Din, Department of Qira’at, and supervisor of the King Abdullah Chair for the Quran at Umm al-Qura University. His scholarly work includes studies on human rights, Quranic ethics, human relations, Qira’at, and the practical guidance of the Quran. In his writings, he emphasizes that the Quran provides a complete, balanced, and morally grounded framework for human dignity, responsibility, and social reform.
His Arabic works are presented as adapted English summaries for readers who want to connect Quranic meanings with faith, worship, character, and daily life.