Qur'an and the Just Society

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

AvRamon Harvey,Cambridge Muslim College) Harvey, Ramon (Lecturer in Islamic Studies

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What is justice? How can it be realised within society? These are universal concerns and are central to the primary scripture of Islam, the Qur’an. Utilising a pioneering theological and hermeneutic framework adapted from both classical Muslim literature and contemporary academic studies of the Qur’an, Ramon Harvey explores the underlying principles of its system of social justice. Dividing his book into four parts, he covers Qur’anic Ethics, Political Justice (politics, peace, war), Distributive Justice (fair trade, alms, marriage, inheritance) and Corrective Justice (public and private crimes). His reading of the Qur’an reconstructs the text as normatively engaging these spheres of justice in their socio-historical context and lays the foundations for future contemporary articulations of Qur’anic ethics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-05-13
Mått156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt440 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
MedarbetareHaleem,M.A.S.Abdel
ISBN9781474452755

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Ramon Harvey is Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Cambridge Muslim College. He is the author of Transcendent God, Rational World: A Māturīdī Theology (Edinburgh University Press, 2021) and The Qur'an and the Just Society (Edinburgh University Press, 2018). M.A.S. Abdel Haleem is Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the Centre for Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. He is editor of the Journal of Qur'anic Studies.

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction I – Qur’anic Ethics Chapter 1 – Moral Narrative Chapter 2 – Theology and Ethics Chapter 3 – Hermeneutics Chapter 4 – Historical Context II – Political Justice Chapter 5 – Politics Chapter 6 – Peace Chapter 7 – War III – Distributive Justice Chapter 8 – Fair TradeChapter 9 – Alms Chapter 10 – MarriageChapter 11 – Inheritance IV. Corrective Justice Chapter 12 – Public Crimes Chapter 13 – Private Crimes Conclusion Glossary of Arabic Terminology Bibliography Notes Index of Qur’anic VersesGeneral Index

An excellent book, clear, comprehensive, and well-argued throughout...for anyone interested in this aspect of the Qur’an this monograph is going to be an important addition to the literature...If the book has one merit above others, and it has many merits, it is in the close reading that Harvey gives to the text and the very varied sources of interpretation on which he draws; it really is an exercise in hermeneutic virtuosity.