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title: "THE MIZAN: THE BALANCE"
slug: the-mizan
kicker: "PART FIVE"
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Islam gives us another extraordinary concept.

# الْمِيزَانُ
## THE MIZAN — THE BALANCE

Allah says:

**وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ**

**أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ**

**وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ**

**“And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance, that you not transgress within the balance. And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.”**

**— Qur'an 55:7–9**

The balance.

Justice.

Proportion.

Fairness.

Accountability.

**THIS IS WHAT THE INSTITUTE OF TRUTH MUST REPRESENT.**

Not a weapon for powerful people to destroy their opponents.

Not a system where the rich receive favorable treatment.

Not a system where political loyalty determines what is true.

Not a system where a computer secretly decides the value of a human being.

**THE SAME STANDARD MUST APPLY TO EVERYONE.**

To the founder.

To the scholar.

To the journalist.

To the president.

To the billionaire.

To the citizen.

And to the artificial intelligence system.

If I am wrong, correct me.

If a scholar is wrong, examine the evidence.

If a journalist publishes false information, correct the record.

If a government lies, document the facts.

If an AI fabricates information, expose the error.

**NO ONE STANDS ABOVE THE MIZAN.**

The balance must be fair.

It must examine evidence.

It must distinguish intentional deception from honest mistakes.

It must allow people to respond.

It must recognize correction and repentance.

And it must never become an instrument of oppression.

**THE INSTITUTE DOES NOT OWN THE BALANCE.**

**THE INSTITUTE MUST SUBMIT TO THE BALANCE.**