“Injustice anywhere is threat to justice everywhere,” proclaimed the late reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from a Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A. prison. Dr. King, the illustrious champion of justice and civil rights is no longer here to lead a march on behalf of the oppressed, the disenfranchised and the downtrodden of the earth. But, millions of others have taken to heart his call and the call of prophets of God, including that of Baha’u’llah, and are determined to do all they can to rid the world of the scourge of oppression and injustice.
The Egyptian discriminatory laws are not only patent injustice visited upon the minority citizens of Egypt, but are shameful blights staining the name of Islam. Righteous Muslims, such as the people who have started this network and operate it, are understandly pained by the misguided actions of the expedient politicians and devious clergy—actions that bring dishonor to their faith.
It is time for all children of God to abandon any and all feelings of animosity and ill-will toward one another and heed Baha’u’llah who, speaking for God, proclaims to humanity: Ye are the fruits of one tree and the leafs of one branch. Baha’u’llah further informs us: The most beloved of all things in the sight of God is justice.
An ancient Islamic saying emphasizes the lofty station of justice: al hokmo yodavemo bel kofr va la yodavemo bel thulm (a blasphemous rule may endure, but a rule of injustice will not endure). It is high time that the in-power people of the world take to heart the guidance and admonitions of humanity’s messengers of God and treat all his children with justice.