Tikrit University

Social Justice in Glorious Quran: A Pragma- Linguistic Study

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Al-Imam Al-A'adham University College

Abstract
Social justice is a fundamental aspect of human societies, with every civilization reflecting its principles in religious, legal, and cultural frameworks. In Islam, social justice is deeply rooted in the Quran and the Hadith, which provide a comprehensive guide to ensuring fairness, equality, and ethical conduct in personal and societal interactions. These texts outline the responsibilities and rights of individuals, promoting harmony and addressing social disparities. This study is considered as a reference for the Muslim and the non-Muslim people, as it aims to highlight the concept of the social justice in the light of Glorious Quran through a pragmatic lens, exploring how linguistic expressions and speech acts convey justice-related principles. It purposes to demonstrate the applicability of pragmatic theories—typically used in conversational language analysis—to religious texts, highlighting their explicit and implied meanings. The research focuses on selected Quranic verses that pertain to social justice. To analysing these texts and achieve these objectives, the researcher employs an eclectic analytical model. Leech's model builds on Austin's speech affect theory and Grice's conversational implicature theory, the research involves a detailed analysis of selected Quranic verses and Hadith to validate these hypotheses, emphasizing their relevance to promoting social justice in religious and societal contexts.

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Volume 9, Issue 2, Part 1
Spring 2025
Pages 289-302

  • Receive Date 10 January 2025
  • Accept Date 02 February 2025
  • Publish Date 01 June 2025