Justice As The Soul of Social Order: A Comparative Analysis of Islamic and Western Approach

• Main Author: Dr Khalid Mehmood Iraqi
• Format: Article
• Language: Arabic
• Published: Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre University of Karachi 2018-12-01
• Series: The Islamic Culture
• Online Access: http://theislamicculture.com/index.php/tis/article/view/145

All mathematical and economic potentials and advancements in technology carry value and significance only when our social order is based on justice and equality. Justice means defense of the rights of individuals, exhibiting spirit of courage and conviction. In the contemporary world state and government are confronted with the problem of maintaining social justice and order. This paper seeks to compare the western concept of justice and equality with the Islamic one, leading to improving our understanding about justice, equality and status of man and overall social order. Islamic concept of social order. Islamic concept of social order is universal in nature and more comprehensive than the western approach.