The Centrality of the Principle of Adle (Justice) in the Shiite Imamate's Theology (Kalam)

The present article examines the principle of Adle (justice) from the Shiite’s point of view. Compared with the other principles, justice is given a unique central position and an argument for unity and infallibility is inferred and put forward. The article then uses the prophet Mohammad’s (PBUH) sayings as evidence for justice and as support for the answer to the basic questions of ‘the man’s expectations from religion’ and concludes that the most justifiable expectation of a Shiite Muslim from religion is the very promise that religion has made and that is the realization of comprehensive justice, an interpretation which incorporates the other principles.