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)
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