Introduction

In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful

A brief message entitled "Human Rights in Islam" and delivered before conferences and seminars, both at home and abroad, had its English translated text, as prepared by the Islamic Centre in Washington and its French translation, as prepared by the People's Assembly Translation Department, not fully compatible, prior to their addressing to some conferences, with the Arabic-published original text.

This is justifiably because the Arabic - written paper appeared in several ways which varied according to the difference in subject and title, a matter impelling occasionally the handling, with more care, of some basics against others.

I hope the message bears good for its Muslim reader to further entrench his faith in Islamic Shari'a and for its non-Muslim reader to become better acquainted with the grandeur, tolerance and mercy of Islam and its tendering of mankind at large. We have only sent you for the good and welfare of humanity.

May God guide us along the right path.