We read the following in the Holy Qur’an...

“Helping resolve the differences between two people is more desirable to me than giving two Dinars in charity.” ^4 However, if the differences do not get resolved this way their case has to be settled in court. Islam has the best judicial system in order to give everybody his or her due rights. The judge must be a just person, and consider the two sides of the agreement in the same manner. He should also try to please God in his ruling on the case.

Islam’s Judicial Rules The most important steps implemented in European countries regarding judges are as follows: 1 A judge must be independent and immune and be able to prosecute anyone no matter what his rank or position of power is. 2 A judge must be paid a high enough salary to meet his financial needs so that he does not give in to a rich man and rule unjustly. It is said that the British government has dealt nicely with this issue. 3 All should be treated equally in court.

These issues, which are highly respected in European courts, are all parts of the teachings of Islam. The Power of the Judge The judge is granted so much power in Islam that even none of the members of the Islamic government can surpass that power. Only the ruler and his representative possess a higher degree of power.