Islam and Differences Between People

Peace of God and His mercy to you.

Today, I would like to talk about Islam's view of differences between people. Does Islam care that a person is an Arab or not? Does it judge people by their color? Is Islam a discriminatory religion?

Islam is A Universal Religion
God does not look at people's color or look. He looks at their hearts. People are different, but what does differentiate between them? Their hearts and works. And their work is influenced by their faith, belief and fear of God.

God says in the Quran:

O mankind! Lo! We have created you from male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware. Al Hujurat 49:13

Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him, said in the Farewell Sermon:

All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor does a black have any superiority over white except by piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves. Source: Wikipedia

And he also said:

Verily Allah does not look to your faces and your wealth but He looks to your heart and to your deeds. Source: jannah.com

There were many stories about love and kindness. One of these stories is the following:

A hungry man came to the Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him, in the masjid and asked him for food. The Prophet went home and only found water. He said: "Any one wants to receive this person, God's mercy to you?" And one man of Al Ansar accepted him. He took him to his house. The man asked his wife to give food to the guest. She said: "This is the only food we have for our children." The husband asked his wife to play with the children until the guest eats the food. And the husband stayed with the guest in the dark to let him think that they are eating together. And the guest had felt full. And the husband, wife and their children slept hungry. And in the morning, the man and his guest went to the Prophet. And the Prophet said: "God is pleased by what you did for your guest last night".

And the following God's words were known:

And those who before them, had homes (in Medina) and had adopted the Faith― show their affection to such as came to them for refuge, and entertain no desire in their hearts for things given to the (latter), but give them preference over themselves even though poverty was their (own lot). And those saved from the covetousness of their own souls, they are the ones that achieve prosperity. Al Hashr 59:9

The happiest is the person who meets people with love, and the happiest the person who has no seed of hatred or grudge in his heart:

We shall set up scales of justice for the day of Judgment, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least. And if there be (no more than) the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it (to account): and enough are We to take account. The Prophets 21:47

Until next time, make sure you love all the people. You love your parents, your brothers and sisters, your relatives, your friends, your neighbors, your classmates, your colleagues, and even the strangers you meet in the many moments of your life. A heart that is clean and pure is what God will see and praise.

May God guide those who deviated from His way, amen :)