The Quran and the Just Society PB

Ramon Harvey

Paperback, 288 pages

9781474452755

This book is one of the titles selected for the Wardah Books Islamic Civilisation Book Club 2024.

Explores the ethical structure of the ‘just society’ within the Qur’an

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.

Contents

I – Qur’anic Ethics

1 – Moral Narrative

2 – Theology and Ethics

3 – Hermeneutics

4 – Historical Context

II – Political Justice

5 – Politics

6 – Peace

7 – War

III – Distributive Justice

8 – Fair Trade

9 – Alms

10 – Marriage

11 – Inheritance

IV. Corrective Justice

12 – Public Crimes

13 – Private Crimes