The Islamic System of Judiciary in the Qur'an
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Authors(s): Ayatullah Jawadi Amuli
Translator(s): Batool Ispahany
Category: Qur’anic Sciences
Journal: Vol.9, No.1
Publisher(s): al-Tawhid Islamic Journal
Topic Tags: Islam Judiciary Quran
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Verses of the Qur'an which deal with a judiciary system, need for judiciary laws, rules for judges, and matters concerning testimony and witnesses.
The Islamic System of Judiciary in the Qur'an
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Jawadi Amuli
Translated from the Arabic by Batool Ispahany
The original in Arabic was published by Al-Tawhid (Arabic), No. 14 (3rd year, Jamadi al-'Awwal-Jamadi al-Thani 1405) pp. 44-55.
The author is a leading Iranian philosopher and scholar, and it was he who led the delegation that carried Imam Khumayni's historic letter to President Gorbachev.
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There are a number of noble Qur'anic verses which deal comprehensively with the `system of the judiciary', and which we must examine closely. In the following sections, these verses will be studied and the results sought for derived from them:
1. The need for the judiciary (al-qada'), which is indispensable for the life of human society.
2. The criterion for judiciary.
3. The rules of conduct for the judge, his qualities, rights, and particular duties.
4. The duty of the litigants in observing the criteria specified by none other than revelation and in refraining from opposition to and questioning what has originated from the Source of the judiciary.
5. Matters concerning judiciary, such as testimony and the duties of the witness.
We will discuss these important issues, and study the Qur'anic view of them.
1. The Need for Judiciary
Man is a social creature. He is unable to dissociate himself completely from others and live in isolation and seclusion.
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