Justice Flashcards
Justice
The proper administration of the law, everybody being treated fairly.
Rewarding the good and punishing the bad.
In the absence of justice there would be unrest and disruption in society.
Hadith
Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad.
Oppression
To use one’s authority to cruelly mistreat a person or a group of people.
Laws
Rules made by Parliament and forced by the police and courts.
Ordinance
Law
Khalifah
Allah’s Steward
Non-religious attitudes to justice
People are awarded for their labour people would not work if they weren’t sure that they would be paid (and people would not make things if others could just take them away.)
The weak are protected from the strong (if there are no laws on stealing murder and rape life would be horrible.)
Justice is there to protect society.
Humans can not flourish without Justice.
Justice needs to be taught.
Muslim attitudes to Justice
The Qur’an describes God as just as God himself is just then justice must be the highest importance for Muslims.
The Qur’an says that God wants people to treat each other fairly and to establish justice.
The prophet Shown is acting justly and telling Muslims to treat everyone justly and equally.
Muslims believe it is part of their role as vicegerents (stewards) of God’s creation to behave justly by following the shari’ah law.
Muslims believe all humans are born with an innate sense of justice.
Islamic teachings on the last day is concerned with the need for the good to be rewarded and the evil to be punished
Why Muslims believe justice is important for the victim
Islam teaches that justice should always be given as the victim is totally innocent.
The Qur’an teaches that the victims of crime should be compensated.
The fact that God commands Muslims to be just means that the unjust must be punished so that their victims are given justice.
SOWA for Justic
“God commands justice and kindness and generosity to your family” -(Surah 16:90)
“Those who commit injustice and wrong doings on earth shall be severely punished” -(Surah 42:42)
