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{{Short description|Unjust and sinful acts in Islam}}
'''''Ẓulm''''' ({{Langx|ar|ظلم|label=none}}, ''{{transliteration|ar|DIN|Ẓulm}}'') is the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word used interchangeably for [[cruelty]] or unjust acts of exploitation, oppression, and wrongdoing, whereby a person either deprives others of their rights or does not fulfill his obligations towards them. It is used in [[Urdu language|Urdu]] and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] in the same sense. In [[Turkish language|Turkish]], it is known as '''''zulüm''''' and other cognates of this word are prevalent in several [[Semitic languages|Semitic]] and [[Indo-European languages]].
A person who commits zulm is called a "'''''zaalim'''''".
In the [[Islam]]ic context injustice or acts of cruelty are attributed to human acts and not to [[Allah]]: ''God does not do injustice to anyone. It is the people who do injustice to themselves''.<ref>Quran 11 : 101</ref>
==See also==
* [[Ghaflah]]
==References==
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