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PRAVDA I PRAVEDNOST U KUR'ANU
JUSTICE AND EQUITY IN QUR’AN

Author(s): Elmir Mašić
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini

Summary/Abstract: Qur’an uses two terms for justice, ‘adl and qist. In context of justice and equity, the term ‘adl is mentioned nineteen times in the Qur’an, and qist twenty three times, which is forty two times in total. In this paper, the author presents Qur’anic terms which refer to justice as well as the definition of justice from the standpoint of Islamic teachings. Considering the importance of the Qur’anic concept of justice, the author attempts to present the most important segments of human life in which Qur’an requires just behavior.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 56
  • Page Range: 174-179
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Bosnian