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In the old days, the reins of power were in the hands of kings and tribal chiefs instead of the prime minister or president. He would appoint whomever he wanted as a minister or adviser and kill whomever he wanted for a trivial matter and there was no one to ask.

This period lasted for centuries for us human beings and if we look at the history of the subcontinent, the kingdom was in vogue till the Mughal period, ie its staff was the law of the buffalo. Then the East India Company invaded and the subcontinent became its colony.

Later, the War of Independence was fought in 1857, but it did not work out. The independence movement, which started in the 1940s, gained momentum and in a short span of 7 years, two countries were liberated without taking up arms, namely Pakistan and India.

Well, the story of India and Pakistan is different, but the principle of oppressor and oppressed and strong and weak works the same in both countries. Here dictators, there Jawaharlal Nehru ruled for a long time and democracy did not get a chance.

Today, the Pakistani nation criticizes India, which is said to be the largest democracy in the world, but from within we also have a good idea that the people of India are oppressed just like us. The literacy rate is said to be 74.04% but according to the statements of some political leaders, 60% of the people are deprived of education which is a great injustice.

The state of education in Pakistan is no different from in India. Here, too, feudal lords and vassals turned educational institutions into their huts and cow-buffalo enclosures. The literacy rate is said to be 62.3%, but we know what the actual rate is.

This is to say that the government that came to power in many so-called backward or developing countries of the world, including Pakistan and India, was destructive and the people were only exploited. Democracy is never taken to mean what is said.

Politicians say that democracy means a government of the people that the people elect and work for the people, but the opposite happens. Here the rulers are elected voluntarily and work only for their personal interests.

The tune of people’s rights is very popular but conspiracies are being hatched to deprive them of even basic human rights. The rulers cannot afford to tax even breathing and the tax imposed on salaried people in Pakistan in the present era is the biggest example of this.

The rights of business people are protected and even if they are taxed, they pass on the same burden to the poor by making the equipment produced in their factories expensive. Numerous such examples prove that forest law is still in force in many countries.

The government of disbelief can survive but the government of oppression cannot survive. The oppressors of the present age must understand that the protection of the rights of the people is not provided by the laws you have made, but by the Qur’an which came down to earth 1400 years ago.

Even today, Islam has given mankind an awareness of the basic human rights that appear in the UN Charter. From its inception, Islam has taught believers the virtues of justice and the proper use of force. Numerous examples of this are available.

Verse no. 135 of Surah An-Nisa ‘says: ‘O you who believe! Be a true advocate of justice and be a witness for Allah, even if it is against your caste or your parents and relatives. If anyone is rich or poor, then Allah is their best benefactor. Therefore, do not forsake justice out of selfish desire, and if you act in a distorted manner or deviate (from witnessing), then know that Allah is Aware of what you do.’