Muslim Woman: Islamic Justice
To establish the rule of justice is a basic responsibility of an Islamic State. The demand for justice prevails in all walks of life, but here we shall talk only about the judicial justice that which pertains to the domain of law. The Quran also provides the required guidance for justice dispensing agencies i.e. the courts of law. It is necessary to understand one basic principle about JUSTICE. According to the common concept of justice in the world the duty of a law court is to decide the disputed affairs according to the code of law that is prevalent; therefore a decision made accordingly shall be considered as based on justice. But, if the law itself is not based on justice, then the decision based on it can never be considered just. Thus the principle laid down by the Quran is that the law of the land should also be based on justice. In this respect the Quran does not indulge in a philosophical debate as to what is meant by law on the basis of justice and what is the definition of justice. It addresses the Islamic sovereign state decisively as follows: If any do fail to judge by what Allah Almighty has revealed, they are the infidels - Quran chapter 5 verse 44
