Table of Contents

Introduction----- 1

Rumee Ahmed

Ordinary Justice: ATheology of Islamic Law as a Social Contract--------- 13

Abbas Poya

Conditions for a Good World

The Concept of Comprehensive Justice by AbQ al-Hasan al-MawardT

(972 -1058)--------- 39

Werner Ende

Justice as a Political Principle in Islam-------- 59

Ziba Mir-Hosseini

Justice and Equality and Muslim Family Laws: New Ideas, New

Prospects-------- 73

Mathias Rohe

Islamic Law and Justice------ 105

Abbas Poya

Jihad and Just War Theory: A Conceptual Analysis------- 135

Bernd Ladwig

The Islamic Veil and Justice------ 151

Name Index------ 177

Subj*ect Index--- 179

Short Biographies----- 181