TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abdelkader,Deina
TI  - Social justice in Islam
SN  - 9788178982908
U1  - 297.273 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New Delhi (India)
PB  - Goodword Books
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Islam
KW  - Civil rights
KW  -  Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah (aims of Islamic law)
KW  - Maṣlaḥah (public interest/benefit)
KW  - Social justice
KW  - Social change in Muslim societies
N1  - includes appendices, glossary (p. 153-200); Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-216)
N2  - 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
ER  -