is not what this author has theorized. What is important in this paper is to define the relationship between these two concepts. It seems that some have failed to realize the perplexities that exist in making a distinction between these concepts and the relationship between the two and this in turn has led to some sort of misunderstanding. For instance, believe that only believers have dignity. They claim that all human rights standards and norms are rooted in Western culture and thus, they are unequivocally in contradiction with the teachings of Islam. Since human rights are based on the concept of inherent dignity of man, denounce such rights as they are of the opinion that only believers are entitled to dignity.