The Islamic Declaration of Human Rights (IDHR), grounded in Sharia principles, provides a distinctive framework for the realization of human rights. This framework can foster respect and mutual cooperation among individuals regardless of race, religion, language, or nationality, thereby serving as a platform for interfaith and intercultural dialogue. This study offers a legal and occasionally jurisprudential interpretation of Articles 11 to 25 of the IDHR, scrutinizing their content, identifying shortcomings, and evaluating their capacity to address contemporary challenges. The research also compares the IDHR with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), highlighting both similarities and divergences, alongside the advantages of the IDHR. Findings reveal that, despite sharing numerous commonalities with international instruments, the IDHR introduces distinctive elements rooted in moral and human values. Through a methodical article-by-article analysis using a library-based approach, the paper explores the declaration’s content. The IDHR emphasizes rejecting practices such as coercion in religion, slavery, colonialism, discrimination, hoarding, usury, and defamation while recognizing rights like self-determination, property ownership, the right to work, job security, equality before the law, and access to fair trials. This research concludes that the IDHR, with its emphasis on social justice, high ethical values, and human dignity, offers a moderate and noteworthy legal model. Grounded in both Sharia and humanistic principles, it contributes significantly to the advancement of human rights and the recognition of fundamental rights. |
