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CONCLUSION
Throughout this book, we dealt with what kind of an
understanding a person of faith should have regarding justice
and the sort of society that will be established once such justice
and understanding prevail. There is, however, another point
that deserves mention here: Peoples' efforts to maintain justice
in society also reflect their meticulousness in living by Allah‘s
religion and observing His commands.
For this reason, Muslims who adhere to the Qur'an must
internalize this real understanding of justice. A Muslim is
responsible for ruling with justice and showing compassion,
in the same way that he displays the greatest care in observing
Allah‘s commands such as fasting, praying five times a day
and covering the body. Adopting a contrary attitude would
mean believing in some parts of the Qur'an and rejecting
others. In the Qur'an, Allah draws attention to this situation
that people might fall into:
...Do you, then, believe in one part of the Book and reject
the other? What repayment will there be for any of you
who do that except disgrace in the world? And on the Day
of Rising, they will be returned to the harshest of
