Social Justice: In The Traditional Knowledge System Of Islam

Abstract The research reels off the meaning, definition, importance, application of social justice. Social justice was ever needed and felt throughout the human society in the world. Its genuine doers were always rewarded with honour and trust by the fellow beings. And its malfunction were always disgusted by males and females, youngers and adults, the poor and the rich etc.. Take example of a child who keeps a piece of chocolate with someone. After a moment he comes back and finds that the keeper has eaten a bite of it. He displeases with the person and looks with an accusing eye as he is guilty of a breach of trust. So it is too easy to be understand by all and sundry. This term has become popular after the Second World War though it has been practiced from the time immemorial. This is a concept of fair and just relations between the individual and the society. It is measured in terms of right and wrong, good and bad, fair and foul, just and unjust, violence and peace, vulnerability and safety, rights and duties, greed and compassion and so on. Throughout the world, thousands of agencies like U.N.O., democracies, kingdoms, universities, colleges, labour unions, private foundations, public charities, theologians etc. claim to be the harbinger of social justice. Some of them are genuine whereas some are disguised in that form to accelerate their personal motives. This insincere show off is the real obstacle for such a sacred job. “Who can make us sincere in practicing social justice?” is the question that tempts us to become accountable not to our worldly supervisors but the Supervisor of the whole world, the Omniscient, Omnipotent, Almighty, The Master of the Day of Judgment. This study will find out solution for the previous question in the traditional knowledge System of Islam which presents a complete solution for social justice. So the study is divided into four sections. The first section presents introduction and the meanings of the related terms of the topic. The second section counts the historical accounts and practice of Social Justice. The third section reflects social justice in Islamic perspective. The fourth section propounds different aspects of Social Justice in the Traditional Knowledge System of Islam. The final section summarizes and concludes the study.