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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.

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An excellent book, clear, comprehensive, and well-argued throughout...for anyone interested in this aspect of the Qur'an this monograph is going to be an important addition to the literature. -- Oliver Leaman, University of Kentucky, Journal of Qur'anic Studies

"""An excellent book, clear, comprehensive, and well-argued throughout...for anyone interested in this aspect of the Qur'an this monograph is going to be an important addition to the literature."" -- Oliver Leaman, University of Kentucky, Journal of Qur'anic Studies"

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Ramon Harvey is Aziz Foundation Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Ebrahim College. He is the author of The Qur'an and the Just Society (EUP, 2017) and has published articles in Journal of Qur'anic Studies, Islamochristiana and International Journal for the Semiotics of Law. M.A.S. Abdel Haleem is Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the Centre for Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. He is editor of the Journal of Qur'anic Studies.

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