Equity and Equality

Define Equity

• It is treating people equally

• It is giving each person according to their needs

• It is when you treat people fairly

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What are the pre-requisites of practicing equity?

• One has to be sincere, and trustworthy

• One has to be biased, knowledgeable and honest.

• One has to have sincere knowledge and fear accountability.

• One has to be unbiased, knowledgeable, sincere, and fear accountability

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which are the four domains of equity?

• With self, others, money and work.

• Family, self, work and society

• Society, religion, self and others.

• Work, self, family and finance.

What was the reason for revelation of this verse?

"But if any one earns a fault or a sin and throws it on to one that is innocent, He carries (on himself) (Both) a falsehood and a flagrant sin." (Sarat An-Nisa': 112)

• When Umar ibn Al Khattab suspended had punishment at the time of fame.

• When the makkans were treating the slave and poor unjustly.

• A thief stole the shield of the Companion Rufa'a bin Rafi' (RA) The thief feared his theft might be discovered and threw the shield in the house of one of his neighbors, who was a Jew.

• To remind the Muslims in Madinah that Allah is fair to ALL people.

Mention three other factors that assist in maintaining equity.

• Be honest, trustworthy and simple in your ways.

• verification and intending truthfulness,distancing oneself from fanaticism, and beneficial dialogue.

• verification and intending biased,distancing oneself from fanaticism, and beneficial dialogue.

• Be honest, trustworthy, simple in your ways and let people like you.

What is the difference between equity and equality

• Equity is being fair to the people according to their needs, and Equality is giving everyone the same thing irrespective of their needs.

• Equality is being fair to the people according to their needs, and Equity is giving everyone the same thing irrespective of their needs.

• They both mean the same thing but in different ways.

• All of the above.