When we read the Prophets’ history we find that the arrogant people who overwhelmed the society attempted to separate themselves from the poor and oppressed people. Therefore, they demanded that the Prophets (p.) should drive away the oppressed people.

In their response, some prophets (p.) used to say to their people: “I will not dismiss those who believed. I see that you are becoming ignorant”. Hence, the main idea lies in the missionary value which man holds regardless of material and lineage considerations. This is because man's value lies in his inner spiritual properties and all other matters which people claim to be superior to have, are external and not part of the human existence.

Also, lineage is not an internal value, but it is a matter of belonging to a family or a tribe. Thus, your father is not you. If he is a great person, this does not make you great, and if he is a vile person, this does not make you vile, because you belong to him physically, while you are not him and he is not you.

Consequently, when Imam Ali (a.s.) talked about being near to the Prophet (p.), he said: “the nearest person to Mohammad (p.) is the one who obeyed Allah even if he is not of his (p.) relatives, and the enemy of Mohammad (P.) is the one who disobeyed Allah, even if he is a closed relative to him (p.)”. Allah also, says: {Most surely the nearest of people to Ibrahim are those who followed him} (3: 68), and not his children. Thus, you are not evaluated according to your lineage or your money; you are evaluated according to what you believe in.

Imam Ali (a.s.) says: “the value of man lies in what he is skilled at”. Tell me, what your vocation , your experience, your mental and intellectual potentials are… Tell me that and I will tell you what is your value. Hence, you are not evaluated according to the amount of your money despite what people might believe in. For this reason, Islam focused on the moral and spiritual values, on the intellectual abilities and on the activities Allah says: {Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you} (49:13).

Therefore, Allah (The most Exalted) wanted the Prophet (p.) to respect the believers who live the belief in their minds and hearts and apply it in their life, for they are characterized by their spiritual, moral and human values although they are poor. Allah says {And do not drive away those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, they desire only His favor}. Here Allah is telling the Prophet (p.) not to drive away those who call on their Lord morning and evening seeking Allah's Face, and opening their minds on Him (The Exalted): {Thou art not accountable for them in aught}. You are not accountable for them, for they are responsible for their acts, and you are independent in your duty as a messenger, as a prophet (p.) and as a herald. They are also independent in their acts and Allah will hold them accountable, {nor are they accountable for thee in aught, that thou should repel them And be of the wrong-doers}. So, why do you drive them away? They have their own independency, value and rank and you do not have any thing to do with them although you are the Prophet whom they followed and were guided by. This verse means that if you drive them away and respond to the arrogant people in Mecca who detest them, you will be of the unjust.

Allah says: {And withhold yourself} be with them, live with them.{And withhold yourself with those who call on their Lord morning and evening desiring His goodwill, and let not your eyes pass from them}. So, do not let your eyes overlook them and thus drive them away. {and let not your eyes pass from them, desiring the beauties of this world's life}. Do not turn to the rich and arrogant people because they have the pomp and glitter of life.

He (The most Exalted) also says: {and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance}. Do not obey those who never praise Allah; neither by words nor in their stands {and he follows his low desires and his case is one in which due bounds are exceeded} (18:28). Those people were doomed and deemed vile in Allah’s sight.

This line – as we said before, dear ones – is the line which emphasizes the Islamic concepts to all believers and calls them not to despise the poor and oppressed people while turning to the rich and arrogant people because of their money, prestige, or desires …etc .

Thus, Islam also emphasizes that humanitarianism with all its moral, spiritual and active values is the way which people must follow to respect others according to one's respect of himself and not to his own financial and other potentials.

This is the Islamic value, which Muslims must adopt and teach to their children in order to live our humanity with others.