The Concept of Injustice in Modern Arabic-Islamic Thought
Paradigms and Arguments
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https://doi.org/10.52541/isiri.v65i2.7581Keywords:
ẓulm, injustice, justice, ethics, theology.Abstract
This article studies how a contemporary Islamic ethics of injustice evolved in recent decades emphasizing three Islamic viewpoints on injustice (traditional homiletic theology, social-ethical, and political-civilizational discourses). This theological-ethical discourse, which extensively uses the texts of the Qur'an and the hadith, advances a set of norms for what defines just individuals, societies, and states. Furthermore, this discourse is pertinent to the politics of the Middle East insofar as various groups used this theology to oppose state policies in the region. This article argues that Modern Islamic ethics of injustice holds the unjust accountable while also promising the victims of injustice delayed justice and reward.
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