Quranic Verses on Injustice

In the Holy Quran, Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) addresses the theme of injustice in numerous verses, issuing warnings against it. Some of these verses are highlighted below:

Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: (Indeed, those who disbelieve and commit injustice, Allah will not forgive them nor guide them to a path).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) states: (And the faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he has certainly failed who carries injustice).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) declares: (And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah? Those will be presented before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, ‘These are the ones who lied against their Lord.’ Certainly, the curse of Allah is upon the unjust).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) reminds us: (And they did not do injustice to Us; but it was themselves they were unjust to).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) affirms: (And who is more unjust than one who withholds a testimony he has from Allah? And Allah is not unaware of what you do).

Quranic Verses on the Consequences of Injustice

Within the Quran, Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) discusses the repercussions of injustice both in this life and in the hereafter. A selection of these verses is presented below:

Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) warns: (And do not think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare in horror).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) states: (And those cities We destroyed when they committed injustice and We made an appointed time for their destruction).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) proclaims: (Listen to them and observe the Day they come to us. But the wrongdoers today are in clear error).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) affirms: (And your Lord would not destroy the cities unjustly while their people were unaware).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) reminds us: (And the word has come into effect upon them because of their injustice, and they are not speaking).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) warns: (And We have certainly destroyed nations before you when they did injustice and their messengers had come to them with clear proofs; however, they were not to believe. Thus, We recompense the criminal people).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) states: (He will say: ‘As for he who wronged, We will punish him, then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a horrific punishment.’)
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) reminds us: (On that Day, every soul will be recompensed for what it earned, and there will be no injustice today; indeed, Allah is swift in account).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) states: (And whoever transgresses the limits set by Allah has certainly wronged himself; you do not know; perhaps Allah will introduce something new after that).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) warns: (And those who wronged changed their word to that which had been said to them, and We sent upon those who wronged a punishment from the heavens because of what they were transgressing).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) states: (And who is more unjust than one who prevents the mention of the name of Allah in His mosques and strives to ruin them? It is not for them to enter them except in fear; for them in this world is disgrace, and they will have in the Hereafter a great punishment).

Prophetic Hadiths on Injustice

There are many narrations from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that encourage good character and warn against bad behavior, including injustice. Here are a few notable examples:

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: (Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is oppressed). A man asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we help him if he is oppressed. But how do we help him if he is an oppressor?’ He replied: ‘By preventing him from committing injustice; that is how you help him.’)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stated: (Beware of injustice, for injustice will be darkness on the Day of Resurrection, and beware of stinginess, for stinginess destroyed those before you).