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RACISM, NATIONALISM & DISCRIMINATION ARE FORBIDDEN IN ISLAM

 

DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER

Yaum Ath-Thulāthā’ | 4th day of Rabī‘ ath-Thānī, 1448 AH | Tuesday, 15th September, 2026

RACISM, NATIONALISM & DISCRIMINATION ARE FORBIDDEN IN ISLAM

Bismillāh.

ALLAH ‘Azzawajal says:

“O mankind! Indeed, We created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of ALLAH is the most righteous of you.”

Qur’an 49:13

Notice the wisdom in the words of ALLAH ‘Azzawajal: “so that you may know one another.”

Our different nations, tribes, languages, and backgrounds are not reasons for arrogance or hatred. They are part of the diversity Allah has created among mankind. What gives a person true honour in the sight of ALLAH is not their race, nationality, tribe, colour, wealth, or social status—but their Taqwā (righteousness and consciousness of ALLAH).

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ also condemned the attitudes of tribal and racial superiority. In his Farewell Sermon, he taught that people do not have superiority over one another because of their race or lineage; rather, true honour is connected to righteousness.

The Prophet ﷺ also said:

“Indeed, ALLAH does not look at your bodies or your forms, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.”

Sahih Muslim.

Islam rejects:

• Racism: believing that one race is inherently superior to another.

• Tribalism (‘Asabiyyah): supporting one's tribe or group in wrongdoing simply because they belong to one's group.

• Nationalism when it becomes arrogant or divisive: believing that one's nation is inherently better than others or using national identity to justify injustice.

• Discrimination: treating people unjustly because of their colour, nationality, language, tribe, wealth, or background.

• Prejudice and hatred: judging or despising people without knowing their character and conduct.

Islam does not forbid loving your homeland, appreciating your culture, or knowing your ancestry. These things can be natural and permissible. What Islam forbids is allowing them to become a source of arrogance, injustice, hatred, oppression, or blind loyalty to falsehood.

A Muslim should stand for justice—even when it is against himself, his family, his tribe, or his own people.

May ALLAH ‘Azzawajal purify our hearts from racism, arrogance, hatred, prejudice, and unjust partisanship. May He make us people who recognise one another with dignity, treat one another with justice, and judge ourselves and others according to the guidance of Islam.

To be continued tomorrow, inshā’ALLAH.

May ALLAH ‘Azzawajal continue to guide us, protect us from the whispers and influences of Shayṭān, and keep our hearts firm upon the truth.

Bismillāh.

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