Document Type : Review
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1 University of Quranic Sciences and Teachings, Qom (Faculty of Quranic Sciences, Bojnourd)
2 The Department of Quranic Sciences and Exegesis, Faculty of Quranic Sciences of Zahedan, University of Quranic Sciences and Teachings, Qom, Iran
Abstract
One of the most important objectives of the prophets’ missions and the revelation of the Qur’an is to establish justice at both individual and social levels and to eliminate oppression. In many cases, realizing this crucial principle is achieved through seeking justice. Therefore, all claims, complaints, and judicial courts are based on the concept of seeking justice. Understanding the various dimensions of seeking justice in the Qur’an initially requires recognizing the vocabulary associated with it. This research, using a descriptive-analytical method and library sources, aims to uncover the lexical framework related to seeking justice in the Qur’an. The findings show that the concept of seeking justice in the Qur’an is broader than jurisprudential and legal perspectives; it reflects a human action accompanied by outcry and request. While terms such as “seeking justice” or “redress” do not explicitly appear in the Qur’an, the concept can be drawn from words like ishtikā’, tahākum, istisrākh, istighātha, nidā’, qawl, and intisār when they carry the semantic load of outcry and request. Moreover, words such as zulm (oppression), ikhtilāf (dispute), mushājara (argument), and munāzaʿa (conflict) by implicative indications (dalālāt iltizāmī) create the context for seeking justice. This study aims to analyze these terms and their instances in the Qur’an.
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