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JUSTICE AND COMPASSION IN THE QUR'AN

Since some people with such mentalities are in the majority in
some societies, justice remains an illusionary concept.
For due administration of justice over the world, a
morality which will enable people to set aside their personal
benefits for the sake of justice is needed.
This morality is the values of the Qur'an which Allah

commands and instructs us with in the Qur'an. That is because
the values of the Qur'an command an absolute justice that
makes no discrimination between people, that sides only with
what is true and just. In Sura Nisa’, Allah commands people
to rule with justice, even if it works against themselves:
You who believe! Be upholders of justice, bearing witness
for Allah alone, even against yourselves or your parents
and relatives. Whether they are rich or poor, Allah is well
able to look after them. Do not follow your own desires
and deviate from the truth. If you twist or turn away, Allah
is aware of what you do. (Surat an-Nisa', 135)
As it is maintained in the verse, justice that is carried out
with the fear of Allah and with the sole intention of earning
Allah‘s approval is true justice. This form of justice makes no

discrimination between people. When such justice is the main
goal, neither one's personal interests, kinship, enmity, outlook
on life, language, color, nor race will influence his decisions.
He will decide only in favor of righteousness. In societies in
which people live by the values of the Qur'an, it is certain that
people will enjoy true justice, peace and trust. Only someone
who fears Allah and knows that he will be questioned on the
Day of Judgment can exercise true justice.
Indeed, history confirms this fact. As Allah informs us in
the verse, " Among those We have created there is a