RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS AND STATECITIZENS AND STATE

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M. Umair Mehfooz AwanM. Umair Mehfooz Awan

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Rights and Duties.Rights and Duties.

Man is a Man is a social animalsocial animal. Human . Human nature has two aspects, one is nature has two aspects, one is personalpersonal and other is and other is related to related to his social lifehis social life..

RightRight Personal Personal life.life.

DutiesDuties Social life. Social life.

Essentials of rights.Essentials of rights.

Right is claim, desire or power of a person Right is claim, desire or power of a person to act, possess or achieve something.to act, possess or achieve something.

It is recognize by the society or state. It is recognize by the society or state. Rights have tendency to grow and change Rights have tendency to grow and change with the passage of time and change in with the passage of time and change in conditions of social life and progress.conditions of social life and progress.

Every right has a corresponding duty.Every right has a corresponding duty. It should serve the moral end of the state It should serve the moral end of the state

like general welfare and common good of like general welfare and common good of all men. all men.

DUTIESDUTIES

“ “ Duty is an obligation to do Duty is an obligation to do or not to do something for or not to do something for the sake of other.”the sake of other.”

CitizenCitizen

An individual happens to be in the An individual happens to be in the society.society.

Individual Family Tribe

StateGlobalization

StateState

““The state is a community of The state is a community of people, occupying a definite territory, people, occupying a definite territory, organized under a government which organized under a government which is supreme over all persons and is supreme over all persons and associations within its territory and associations within its territory and independent of all foreign control or independent of all foreign control or power.”power.”

Elements of StateElements of State

1.1. PopulationPopulation

2.2. Land or TerritoryLand or Territory

3.3. GovernmentGovernment

4.4. SovereigntySovereignty

Duties of State and Rights of Duties of State and Rights of CitizenCitizen

1)1) EducationEducation

2)2) HealthHealth

3)3) Cultural DevelopmentCultural Development (tradition, religion, music, (tradition, religion, music, language)language)

4)4) FreedomFreedom(Speech, life, employment)(Speech, life, employment)

5)5) Political Rights Political Rights

Duties of Citizen and Rights of Duties of Citizen and Rights of StateState

1)1) Obedience of LawObedience of Law

2)2) Payment of taxesPayment of taxes

3)3) Allegiance to the StateAllegiance to the State

4)4) Duty to vote Duty to vote

Islamic ConceptIslamic Concept

United nation Charter of human United nation Charter of human rightsrights

VSVS The last ceremon of Holy prophet The last ceremon of Holy prophet

(SAW)(SAW)

I’ll term it as the I’ll term it as the First charter of First charter of human rights.human rights.

Islam termed the following things as Islam termed the following things as the Fundamental rights of citizen the Fundamental rights of citizen which are correspondingly the duties which are correspondingly the duties of state.of state.

these arethese are

Food, Clothes, Shelter, Health, Food, Clothes, Shelter, Health, Education, Self respect, Nikah.Education, Self respect, Nikah.

These things are for every one with These things are for every one with out any difference.out any difference.

AL QURANAL QURAN

<َه>ا >ْي َع>َل Cْيَن> <َع>اِمCَل َو>اْل CْيَنC اِك <َم>َس> َو>اْل Cاِء <ُفOَق>َر> Cَل ْل Oَد>َق>اُتTاْلَّص Tَم>ا Cَّن <َه>ا ِإ >ْي َع>َل Cْيَن> <َع>اِمCَل َو>اْل CْيَنC اِك <َم>َس> َو>اْل Cاِء <ُفOَق>َر> Cَل ْل Oَد>َق>اُتTاْلَّص Tَم>ا Cَّن ِإ CِهT اْلَل CْيِلC ِب َس> َو>ِفCي <َغ>اِرCِمCْيَن> َو>اْل Cَق>اِب aاْلَر َو>ِفCي OَهOْم< Oوُب َقOَل Cُف>ِةT <َمOَؤ>ْل TِهC َو>اْل اْلَل CْيِلC ِب َس> َو>ِفCي <َغ>اِرCِمCْيَن> َو>اْل Cَق>اِب aاْلَر َو>ِفCي OَهOْم< Oوُب َقOَل Cُف>ِةT <َمOَؤ>ْل َو>اْل

( gْيْمCَح>ِك gْيْمC َع>َل OِهT َو>اْلَل CِهT اْلَل ِمCَن< jيَض>ِةCِف>َر CْيِلC ِب Tاْلَس Cَن> Cُب َح>ِكCْيْمg )َو>ا gْيْمC َع>َل OِهT َو>اْلَل CِهT اْلَل ِمCَن< jيَض>ِةCِف>َر CْيِلC ِب Tاْلَس Cَن> Cُب ((60:960:9َو>ا .. ZakahZakah is only for the poor and the needy, is only for the poor and the needy,

and for those who are ‘amils over it, and for and for those who are ‘amils over it, and for those whose hearts are to be reconciled [to those whose hearts are to be reconciled [to the truth], and for the emancipation of the the truth], and for the emancipation of the slaves and for those who have been inflicted slaves and for those who have been inflicted with losses and for the way of Allah and for with losses and for the way of Allah and for the welfare of the wayfarers. This is an the welfare of the wayfarers. This is an obligation decreed by the Almighty, the All-obligation decreed by the Almighty, the All-Knowing and the Wise. (9:60)Knowing and the Wise. (9:60)

Seerat-e-Nabvi and Seerat-e- Seerat-e-Nabvi and Seerat-e- SahabaSahaba

Hadith:Hadith:

““Pay the laborer before his sweat dries Pay the laborer before his sweat dries off ”off ”

Hazrat Umer said:Hazrat Umer said:

““Umer is answerable for the death of Umer is answerable for the death of dog at the bank of Neel due to hunger.”dog at the bank of Neel due to hunger.”

An Islamic state is responsible for all An Islamic state is responsible for all the basic necessities of its citizens the basic necessities of its citizens keeping in view their Spiritual and keeping in view their Spiritual and Materialistic needs.Materialistic needs.

State claims its rights when it State claims its rights when it performs its duties.performs its duties.

During draught and famine, Hazrat During draught and famine, Hazrat Umer relaxed the punishments Umer relaxed the punishments related to robbery and theftrelated to robbery and theft

Upper Extreme

Lower Extreme

Standard of Living maintained by state

Example of Gardener who cares for all the Plants such that no single plant dies. If any plant tries to grow out of its allowable range or it is harmful for other plants, he cuts it.