Justice / Adalah (عَدْل)

Arabic: عَدْل
Transliteration: ʿAdalah / ʿAdl
Domain: Islamic Ethics (الأخلاق الإسلامية) and Fiqh al-Muʿamalat

Definition

ʿAdl (عَدْل) — justice, fairness, equity — is one of the most fundamental concepts in Islamic ethics and law. The Quran uses the term and its derivatives extensively, commanding: "Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression" (16:90). In Qaradawi's treatment, justice is not an abstract philosophical ideal but a concrete divine command that permeates every dimension of human life — personal, social, economic, and legal. Justice (ʿadl) is the standard by which Allah commands people to judge: "Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to wh

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