The CHILD Rights in Islam

Covenant On The Rights Of The Child In - The growth of children’s rights as reflected in international and transnational law has transformed the post-war legal landscape. This overview describes some of the major global and regional legal instruments that have contributed to this transformation, as well as specific relevant provisions in broader human-rights related instruments and in international agreements on child protection.

To many Muslims the Qur'an is the Magna Carta of human rights and a large part of its concern is to free human beings from the bondage of traditionalism, authoritarianism (religious, political, economic, or any other), tribalism, racism, sexism, slavery or anything else that prohibits or inhibits human beings from actualizing the Qur'anic vision of human destiny embodied in the classic. RIGHT OF PARENTS The Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam has laid stress on the rights of parents and duties of children, in the same way as he has stressed the rights of children and the duties of parents.

  The rigid laws of Islam have deprived half of the population of their basic human rights. The male is in charge of the female: Koran , and the subjugated half is led to believe, through Islamic teachings, that the supremacy of the man is the will of Allah, and it has been predestined for women to live as submissive, obedient wives. These are all rights of the parents, which we have greatly neglected. The father has great roles to play in the society and he has great rights over individuals. The Prophet Salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said to one of the Companions, “The father is the middle gate of Paradise.