The Islamic Conception of Justice

i freaking love this book. thats all.

This is an excellent book on Islamic concept of justice. All should read it, specially those concerned about justice.

I highly recommend Khadduri as a writer on Islam. If you've never had a chance to sample this kind of writing, you'll find that it offers a fresh, crisp, and easy-to-follow understanding. Pick up anything by Khadduri, this book or the other book on the Islamic Law of Nations, and you won't be disappointed. It's very educational. The most fascinating thing in this book is the author's description of an Islamic just war, as follows: 1. Just wars are wars in the defense of cities against foreign attacks; 2. Just wars assert valid claims against a foreign people who fail to honor a city's (or community of believers) rights; 3. Just wars are against foreign people who refuse to accept a public order considered to be the best and most suitable for them; 4. Just wars are against a foreign people whose place in the world is considered to be that of servitude as the best and most suitable for them. Likewise, an Islamic unjust war is when: 1. motivated by the Ruler's personal advantage such as lust for power, honor, or glory; 2. wars of conquest waged by the Ruler for the subordination of peoples other than the people of the city (or community) over which he presides; 3. seek retribution, the object of which can be achieved by means other than force; 4. lead to the killing of innocent men for no reason other than the Ruler's propensity or pleasure for killing.