Social justice (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards

Fair & equal distribution of wealth, opportunities & privileges

Religious duty to actively work towards it

To judge them after death on how they lived

All humans created equal by Allah

Every person entitled to basic human rights

Religious obligation to work for social justice

Actively promotes it through teachings & guidelines

Charity - give wealth portion to help the poor

2.5% of wealth annually

Helps Muslims empathise with hunger & poverty

Consider each situation & give appropriate help

Severely unequal - minority controls vast wealth

Muslim charity responding to disasters & poverty globally

Zakah (charity) and Sawm (fasting)