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The concept of human inequality paved the way to the concept of social injustice and was ubiquitous throughout the world of antiquity. Islam, managed to succeed because Islam gives us a complete ideology in favor of human equality. According to Islam man is equal in creation and is originated from a single source. Those who belong to the various classes in society are not created by different gods. Islam demolishes all structures of social superiority by asserting common origin of all human beings. This is the essence of Islam which is called Tawhid. Tawhid implies the release of all human beings from servitude and yielding to anyone but God. Tawhid is tantamount to defiance of any power obscured under whatever colour or veil and an absolute submission to the absolute authority of God alone. The concept of Tawhid makes it clear that all of us have been raised from dust and we shall be reduced to dust. There is no difference among the particles of dust; hence why should there be any difference between somebody else and me. This consciousness undoubtedly gives man the greatest incentive to bring about social justice. The aim of this paper is to explain the concept of social justice in Islam and how Tawhid has direct bearing on social justice.