It is through justice that the existence of the rules
governing the economic behavior of the individual and economic institutions in
Islam can be understood.
Justice in Islam is a multifaceted concept, and there several
words exist to define it.
The most common word in usage which refers to the overall
concept of justice is the Arabic word “adl”.
This word and its many synonyms imply the concepts of
“right”, as equivalent to fairness, “putting things in their proper place”,
“equality”, “equalizing”, “balance”, “temperance” and “moderation.”
In practice, justice is defined as acting in accordance
with the Shariah, which, in turn, contains both substantive and procedural
justice covering economic issues.
Substantive justice consists of those elements of justice
contained in the substance of the Shariah, while procedural justice consists of
rules of procedure assuring the attainment of justice contained in the
substance of the Law.
The notion of economic justice, and its attendant concept
of distributive justice, is particularly important
as an identifying characteristic of the Islamic economic system.
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