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Right to Security
for muslims and non-muslims living in Islamic States

Quran

Sūrah al Baqarah 2.126
The Quran makes the importance of security very clear, telling us of the supplication of the Prophet Abraham as he was building the Kaaba in Mecca that included this beautiful prayer: My Lord, make this a secure land, and bestow plenty on its people. 

Sūrah Yusuf 12.99
The Quran also tells us the Prophet Joseph said to his parents and brothers: Enter Egypt. If God so wills, you shall be secure.  

Sūrah al Qasas 28:57
God also reminds the Arabian tribe of Quraish of His great bounty: "Have We not established for them a sanctuary of safety to which fruits of every kind are brought as a provision from Us.  

Sūrah al Ikhlas 112:3-4
God tells the Quraish: Let them worship the Lord of this House, Who provides them with food lest they should go hungry, and with security lest they should live in fear.  

Sūrah al Araf 7:33
Say: My Lord has forbidden all atrocities, whether overt or disguised, and harm (ithm).  

Sūrah al Anam 6.120
Abandon all harm (ithm), whether committed openly or in secret.  

Sūrah al Anam 6: 151
You shall not kill your own children. 
You shall not kill anyone, for that is forbidden by God, except through the due process of justice. 

Sūrah al Anam 6: 140
Losers are those who in their ignorance stupidly cause the death of their own children. 

Sūrah al Baqarah 2:233
No mother shall expose her own child to harm, nor shall any father expose his child to harm. 

Sūrah al Baqarah 2:188
"Do not devour one another's wealth by false and illegal means" 

 

Ahadith


"He of you who finds himself enjoying good health, secure in his community, and has his daily sustenance is  as if he had the whole world at his finger tips"'. 

"Your lives and properties are forbidden to one another till you meet your Lord on the Day of Resurrection." 

The Prophet said about the dhimmis (the non-Muslim citizens of the Muslim state): "One who kills a man under covenant (i.e., dhimmi) will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise."

Because of the great importance of security to any community, the Prophet (pbuh) established the bond of brotherhood between those of his companions who migrated from Mecca (the muhajireen) and those who were natives of Medina (the ansar) and concluded a peace treaty with the Jews who lived in Medina. The document which spells out the provisions of this famous treaty states: "The Jewish tribe of Auf (and thus all Jewish tribes in Medina) shall make up a community with the believers," even though "The Jews have their own religion and the Muslims have theirs". It also states that "He who leaves Medina shall be safe and he who stays shall be safe".

 

Note: The first priority among early muslims was security.  If the condition of security of any community is not met, no other needs can be met and no progress can be made.