Thread by @islamicize

Wael Hallaq on the exemplary fairness of Muslim courts historically:

"Social equity, which was a major concern of the Muslim court, was defined in moral terms, and it demanded that the morality of the weak..(1/5)

(Book: An introduction to Islamic law)

..and underprivileged be accorded no less attention than that attributed to the rich and mighty." (2/5)

Hallaq mentions how such an approach ensured the limiting of #injustice as much as possible, giving immense support to the weak and underprivileged peoples: (3/5)

In such respects, the #modern court utterly fails where #Islamic courts excelled: (4/5)

An example to note is the open access given to women and their almost unchecked #freedom to do so, specially notable considering the liberal discourse around #Muslim #women today: (5/5)