Concept of social justice in Islam (a study of Hamka’s perspective in Tafsir al-Azhar)

Qur’an as the source of guidance assists human beings to worship Allah. Qur’an as the sources of human life arranges every aspect of it. Life in the world is just temporary, the eternal life in the beyond here after. So that, the main aim of social life is achieve justice in as person and society. Therefore, this paper focuses on the concept of social justice according to Hamka in tafsir of al-Azhar. Hamka explains on happiness clearly and deeply. And it will be different by the discussion of Hamka, because he has ever lived in the prison. According to him, Happiness is the main topic of life. Every people want to happy trough many ways, both of the wrong and right ways. Hamka in his tafsir use the certain term which he explains the social justice, there are al-qisth, al-‘adl, and al-mîzân. Each term has its own meaning and characteristic. Hamka as the interpreter also has his own characteristic to interpret the justice. Some of the reason of it, because he was staying in the prison when wrote down his book, Tafsir al-Azhar