Abstract

This paper examines the principle of justice in Shi'ism and considers it to be of a particular and central place in this domain, and studies its relation to other principles from this point of view. In this regard, an innovative argument on infallibility has been adduced from the Shi'ite perspective. Then the writer refers to some of the Prophet's statements in order to support this view and uses the result in order to provide a response to the basic question of "man's expectation from religion". Finally, he concludes that in Shi'ism the most justified expectation that a Shi'ite can have from his religion is the same promise that it is committed to keep, that is, the establishment of justice in its comprehensive sense.