Yahya - Justice and Tolerance in the Qur'an (2003)

GOD COMMANDS US TO BE JUST
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path of honesty and truthfulness. A person should
incorporate the values of the Qur'an into his soul in such a
way that he may be able to consider the interests of other
parties before his own and maintain justice, even if this
harms his own interests.
O You who believe! Show integrity for the sake of God,
bearing witness with justice. Do not let hatred for a
people incite you into not being just. Be just. That is
closer to faith. Heed God [alone]. God is aware of what
you do. (Qur'an, 5:8)
As the above verse suggests, God knows everything a
man does. A person who fears God and who is aware that he
will have to account for his deeds on the Day of Judgement
issues his commands in a just way in order to earn the good
pleasure of God. He knows that all his words and thoughts
will be judged on the Day of Judgement and will be
rewarded accordingly.
For this reason, what one has to do to earn the good
pleasure of God, to be saved from the torment of Hell and to
attain the infinite favours of Paradise is to fully live by the
Qur'an. In order to attain this morality, everyone must make
personal efforts and set aside all his selfish desires and
personal interests and adopt the guidance of justice,
compassion, tolerance and peace. God gives a detailed
description of true justice in the Qur'an and informs us that
all sorts of disagreements can be solved by the maintenance
of justice. In a society made up of righteous administrators
and just people, it is obvious that all problems can be readily
overcome. In the Qur'an, God gives a detailed description of
justice and informs believers of the attitude they have to