The Concept of Injustice in Modern Arabic-Islamic Thought
Paradigms and Arguments
Abstract
This article studies the way modern Arabic Islamic thought on injustice (ẓulm) evolved in recent decades, emphasizing three Islamic viewpoints on injustice (traditional homiletic theology, social-ethical, and political-civilizational discourses). This theological-ethical discursive field, which extensively uses the texts of the Qur’ān and the hadith, advances a set of norms for what defines just individuals, societies, and states. Furthermore, it is pertinent to the politics of the Middle East insofar as various groups used this theology to oppose state policies in the region. It is argued here that Modern Islamic ethics of injustice holds the unjust accountable while also promising the victims of injustice delayed justice and reward.
Keywords: Islam; justice; injustice; ẓulm; ethics; theology; Arabic-Islamic thought
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