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The writer explores the underlying principles of its system of social justice. Dividing his book into four parts, he covers Qur’anic Ethics, Political Justice (politics, peace, war), Distributive Justice (fair trade, alms, marriage, inheritance) and Corrective Justice (public and private crimes).
What is justice? How can it be realised within society? These are universal concerns and are central to the primary scripture of Islam, the Qur’an. Utilising a pioneering theological and hermeneutic framework adapted from both classical Muslim literature and contemporary academic studies of the Qur’an, Ramon Harvey explores the underlying principles of its system of social justice. Dividing his book into four parts, he covers Qur’anic Ethics, Political Justice (politics, peace, war), Distributive Justice (fair trade, alms, marriage, inheritance) and Corrective Justice (public and private crimes). His reading of the Qur’an reconstructs the text as normatively engaging these spheres of justice in their socio-historical context and lays the foundations for future contemporary articulations of Qur’anic ethics.
Key Features
- Provides a new reading of the Qur’an’s ethical world view
- Proposes an original methodology for understanding Qur’anic ethics in the light of Islamic theology
- Highlights passages of the Qur’an that reveal new depth when connected to the broader thematic structure of Qur’anic justice
- Broaches a conversation between Qur’anic ethics and wider theological and philosophical discourse
- Develops a natural law reading of social justice themes in the Qur’an
About the Author
Ramon Harvey is Aziz Foundation Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Ebrahim College. He has published articles on the history of Qur’anic qirāʾāt and regularly presents at national and international academic conferences. As well as Qur’anic studies, his research interests are in philosophy, theology and early Islamic intellectual history.
Table of Contents
Introduction
I – Qur’anic Ethics
Chapter 1 – Moral Narrative
Chapter 2 – Theology and Ethics
Chapter 3 – Hermeneutics
Chapter 4 – Historical Context
II – Political Justice
Chapter 5 – Politics
Chapter 6 – Peace
Chapter 7 – War
III – Distributive Justice
Chapter 8 – Fair Trade
Chapter 9 – Alms
Chapter 10 – Marriage
Chapter 11 – Inheritance
- Corrective Justice
Chapter 12 – Public Crimes
Chapter 13 – Private Crimes
Conclusion
Glossary of Arabic Terminology
Bibliographic Information
Title: The Qur’an and the Just Society
Author: Ramon Harvey
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Language: English
Length: 288 pages
ISBN: 9781474403290
Pub. Date: November 2017
