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[IrfanibnIsmail]

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. 

http://www.archives....transcript.html

Any analysis of this from a Islamic perspective ?

[ahmed_abdullah]

Assalam alaikum

I think one can take the example of the story of syedinna musa alaihisalaam where he freed the people from the governance of pharaoh which was more like zulum in reality rather than governance.

And one more example can be taken where the jahil people of makkah before makkah into Islam.As the people over there used to do zulum over people and used to make slaves as though they are non-existent.Where syedinna rasulallah salellahualaihiwasalam made those slaves equivalent to the owners.By the help of Allah, it was possible and the makkah was freed.Slowly and slowly the slaves were as well freed.The reason for the slow pace was that many of the slaves affected the market and it would be a huge blow to the market if the slaves were abolished at a single moment.

Example of such slave is syedinna bilal radiallah anhu, who was a slave but reverted to Islam and became the person who would give the call of prayer i.e. adhaan.And used to wear the same clothes as though other muslims used to wear.