SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ISLAM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HUMAN EQUALITY

Author Name: Shaista Rasool

Volume/Issue: 02/04

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/10.2021-35216364/UIJIR

Affiliation:

Department of Islamic Studies, Islamic University of  Science and Technology, Awantipora, Jammu & Kashmir, India

ABSTRACT

Islam is a complete code of life, there is not a single dimension related to human beings which has not been touched. Islam has emphasized several principles so that relationship among members of the society may be justly and fairly organized. Foremost among these principles is social justice with all the denotations and connotations the term may involve. The aim behind social justice in Islam was to found a society that enjoys peace, fraternity, love and welfare. Justice (ʹAdl) in Islam is significant as it is one of the 99 attributes of Allah, “Allah Almighty is the ever Just”. Justice is the central universal value and a basic objective of Islam, to the degree that it stands next in order of priority to belief in God’s exclusive right to worship (Tawhīd) and the truth of Muhammad’s Prophethood. Social justice in Islam is closely related to the concept of right. For very human being have certain rights and justice means rendering everyone each due. The essence of justice in Islam is the recognition that all the human beings are entitled to equal social status and equal rights. In order to preserve Justice in society, there should not be any type of superiority, privilege and priority on the basis of the language, color, class, creed, sex. All human beings should be treated as equals without any distinction. Therefore, the paper is a humble effort to describe in detail how far Islam protects the rights of humans in order to preserve justice in society.

Key words: Islam, Quran, Social Justice, Human Equality