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Subject(s)

• Qurʼan—Criticism, interpretation, etc [Browse]
• Social justice—Religious aspects—Islam [Browse]

Summary note

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.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-256) and indexes.

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Contents

• Intro
• Foreword by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part I Qur'anic Ethics
• 1 Moral Narrative
• 2 Theology and Ethics
• 3 Hermeneutics
• 4 Historical Context
• Part II Political Justice
• 5 Politics
• 6 Peace
• 7 War
• Part III Distributive Justice
• 8 Trade
• 9 Alms
• 10 Marriage
• 11 Inheritance
• Part IV Corrective Justice
• 12 Public Crimes
• 13 Private Crimes
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Glossary of Arabic Terminology
• Bibliography
• Index of Qur'anic Verses
• Index of Biblical Verses
• General Index.

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ISBN

• 9781474417204
• 1474417205
• 9781474417198
• 1474417191

OCLC

• 1063793102
• 1306538224

Doi

10.1515/9781474417198

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