IV. The division of the land and the rights of inhabitants

The land as an entrusted inheritance

The land ultimately belongs to God, the Creator of heaven and earth. What human beings receive as an inheritance does not thereby cease to be His possession. The Scriptures remind us that the land belongs to God and that people dwell with Him as strangers and sojourners. The Qur’an likewise confirms that dominion over the heavens and the earth belongs to God (Qur’an 24:42). Leviticus 25:23 25:23 And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is Mine; for ye are strangers and settlers with Me. Receiving an inheritance therefore entails not only rights but also responsibility. Human beings may use and pass on the land entrusted to them, but in doing so they ought to respect God's commandments and treat the earth and those who live upon it justly.

Ezekiel 47–48 describes the division of the land among the tribes of Israel, the sacred allotment and the location of the city. This division underscores Israel's special inheritance.

Notably, Ezekiel 47:22–23 also grants an inheritance to certain resident foreigners who have had children among the people of Israel, within the tribe where they live. In this division, they must be treated as native-born inhabitants. This provision must not be narrowed to ancestry alone.

Those who do not fall under the described provisions concerning inheritance, such as the wanderer or the refugee, nevertheless remain entitled to just treatment and protection. This follows from God's broader commandments concerning justice and our responsibility towards our fellow human beings.

Ezekiel 46:18 forbids the prince from taking property from the people and driving them out of their inheritance. Together, these passages provide a strong foundation for protecting lawful rights of residence and property. The Qur’an likewise prohibits the unlawful appropriation of property (2:188; 4:29).

From this follows a necessary principle for this Manifesto: the establishment of the Kingdom must not require the forced displacement of existing inhabitants. No one is required to leave their lawful place of residence because of their ancestry or faith. Anyone wishing to settle in the Kingdom, including a Jew moving there, must find or be allocated an available place without violating existing rights.

Determining existing rights and making new housing available will require careful implementation at a later stage. The principle itself is no minor detail: God's promise must not be turned into a pretext for injustice.

Ezekiel 47:22–23 specifically mentions foreigners who have had children among the people of Israel: they receive an inheritance within the tribe where they live. This condition must neither be omitted nor extended as though the text expressly addresses every conceivable situation. Read together with Ezekiel 46:18, which forbids the prince from taking property from the people, this underscores that the promise of land must not be used to justify arbitrary displacement.

Therefore, this Manifesto holds that existing inhabitants must not be forced to leave because of their ancestry or faith. New inhabitants must find or be allocated an available place, with due respect for existing rights.