This book examines the conceptions of justice from Zarathustra to Islam. The text explores the
conceptions of justice by Zarathustra Ancient Egypt India Mesopotamia Noah Abraham and
Moses. During the Axial Age (800-200BCE) the focus of justice is in India China and Greece.
In the post-Axial age the focus is on Christianity. The authors then turn to Islam where
justice is conceived as a system which emerges if the Qur¿anic rules are followed. This work
concludes with the views of early Muslim thinkers and on how these societies deteriorated after
the death of the Prophet. The monograph is ideal for those interested in the conception of
justice through the ages Islamic studies political Islam and issues of peace and justice.
