What is the concept of justice in the Quran that believers are commanded to possess?
Allah has commanded believers to evaluate all events with justice and within the boundaries stated in the Qur’an. He has instructed them to be absolutely just while judging between people and always to be on the side of justice. When believers bear witness, they are the most honest and just in their witnessing. A decision one makes or evidence one gives may sometimes be to one’s own disadvantage, or may affect the interests of a friend or relative. However, this is of no importance for one who fears Allah because the measure for the deeds of believers is the good pleasure of Allah. In the moment, the most convenient thing to do may appear to be to bear witness or to make a judgment in a way that Allah does not approve. A worldly expediency, however, does not afford believers serenity or happiness, as long as Allah is not pleased with it. For that reason believers render justice even if it is against themselves or their relatives. Allah forbids believers the contrary as follows: You who
