Freedom and Its Concept in Islam

The concept of freedom has been limited by the democratic mindfulness according to certain schools of thoughts. Freedom is a gift of ALLAH for mankind and mankind needs to make full use of this divine without harming and being harmed by others. Every man has the basic right to freedom throughout his life. Freedom is a need of every individual to identify his individuality, to speak his mind and heart, to convey his ideas and thoughts for the goodness of mankind and to serve the society in a right way. The term freedom includes all its aspects as freedom of religion, expression, justice, political achievements and all what can be considered of to be under its umbrella. Islam recognizes right of both men and women to the freedom equally without acknowledging the superiority of color, geographical boundaries, religious beliefs, social norms and ritual practices and also being harmless to other individuals of the society.