Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: M. A. S. Abdel Haleem ,
Ramon Harvey
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 9781474403290
ISBN 10: 1474403298
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 30 November 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"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...If the book has one merit above others, and it has many merits, it is in the close reading that Harvey gives to the text and the very varied sources of interpretation on which he draws; it really is an exercise in hermeneutic virtuosity. --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
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...If the book has one merit above others, and it has many merits, it is in the close reading that Harvey gives to the text and the very varied sources of interpretation on which he draws; it really is an exercise in hermeneutic virtuosity. --Oliver Leaman, University of Kentucky Journal of Qur'anic Studies
Author Information
Ramon Harvey is a Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Ebrahim College.
