Identifying the concept of fairness in the Qur'an and its philosophical and educational implications
Subject Areas : Islamic theologyNarges Mirzadeh 1 , mokhtar zakeri 2
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Keywords: Fairness, Quran, conceptualization, philosophical implications of fairness, educational implications of fairness,
Abstract :
The current research aims to clarify the various meanings of the concept of fairness, which is one of the important and fundamental, moral and educational concepts of the Holy Quran, and then deduce its philosophical and educational implications. The main issue of this study is what is the concept of fairness in the Holy Quran and its traditions and philosophical and educational implications. According to the above general problem, the research questions are: What meanings does fairness in the Qur'an mean? What are the philosophical implications of the concept of fairness? What are the educational implications of the concept of fairness? In order to answer the above questions, analytical-inferential method has been used. Therefore, the present article is considered among philosophical studies with a fundamental approach. This study shows that the concept of fairness in the Qur'an has several meanings, such as installments, persistence in respecting the rights of orphans, avoiding extremes in social relationships, paying attention to the rights of others, respecting rights and rights in speech and action, in leadership and management. Paying attention to knowledge and awareness in criticizing people, right-mindedness in judgment and arbitration, fairness in observing God's right and in relation to Him is implied. On the other hand, this research shows that from a philosophical point of view, in addition to the field of values, the concept of fairness can also be investigated from two aspects of anthropology and epistemology.