1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. 2. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
Sourcebook looking at Faith4Rights through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
He (God) created the beings here (on Earth), and He also makes the food available to them. (Sri Guru Granth Sahib, p.302)
The Langar - the kitchen of the Guru’s shabad has been opened, and its supplies never run short. (Sri Guru Granth Sahib, p.967)
Take care of the welfare and growth of all your people. Then you will grow as the sun grows and shines at dawn and after its rise. (Atharva Veda 20-18-3; 4-4-2; 3-24-5)
God executes justice for orphans and widows, and loves strangers, giving them food and clothing. Therefore you shall love the stranger, since you were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10:18 – 19)
And in their wealth there is acknowledged right for the needy and destitute. (Quran 51:19)
Do you know who really rejects the faith? That is the one who mistreats the orphans. And does not advocate the feeding of the poor. And woe to those who observe the contact prayers (Salat) - who are totally heedless of their prayers. They only show off. And they withhold assistance. (Quran 107:1-7)
He who knows that Brahman receives food from all sides and is the giver of wealth to all, will attain food and wealth. (The Shruti, Br. Up. 4-4-24)
Allah has imposed a duty on the rich among Moslems to give a portion of what they possess to the poor. So if the poor are hungry and naked, it is the fault of the rich. Allah will call them to a strict account and they will be punished severely for it. (Hadith)
Faith for Rights originated as a project of the UN OHCHR
