An Analysis of Social Justice Compatibility with Development in Islamic Reflections

This study attempts to extract the related material regarding social justice theory from religious texts and Islamic elites' reflections. The concern of a great number of philosophers and economists regarding social justice is that imperfect accounts of the social justice concept have obstructed the growth and development of societies. In particular, those that believe in market economy theory try to decelerate development by providing specific interpretations of the social justice phenomenon. But in practice, the reason lies in associating the social justice concept with populist intentions and providing imperfect  interpretations of the so-called concept. Based on inherent rights and Islamic texts, this paper aims to show that social justice not only facilitates growth and development but it also motivates competition in various political, cultural, economic and academic arenas.