Social justice in Islam / Deina Abdelkader.

By:

Abdelkader, Deina

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi (India) : Goodword Books, 2003.Description: xvii, 216 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:

text

ISBN:

9788178982908
8178982900

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

297.273 P3;1

Summary: This book explores how the Islamic concepts of maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah (objectives of Islamic law) and maṣlaḥah (public welfare) shape Muslim understandings of justice and activism. Using case studies from Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey (1988–1993), she argues that social justice is not just a political slogan but a core religious and legal principle. Abdelkader shows that Western theories of modernisation or political discontent fail to fully explain Islamic activism, because they overlook these internal religious frameworks. The book concludes that demands for justice in Muslim societies are deeply rooted in Islamic law and tradition, linking jurisprudence with people’s lived expectations.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Sultan Qaboos Library General Stacks	Non-fiction	297.273 P3;1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		1632

includes appendices, glossary (p. 153-200).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-216).

This book explores how the Islamic concepts of maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah (objectives of Islamic law) and maṣlaḥah (public welfare) shape Muslim understandings of justice and activism. Using case studies from Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey (1988–1993), she argues that social justice is not just a political slogan but a core religious and legal principle. Abdelkader shows that Western theories of modernisation or political discontent fail to fully explain Islamic activism, because they overlook these internal religious frameworks. The book concludes that demands for justice in Muslim societies are deeply rooted in Islamic law and tradition, linking jurisprudence with people’s lived expectations.

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