The Nature of Islamic Work

Mirza Ali-MohammedMarch 2014

Outline

•What is Islamic Work?• Characteristics of Islamic Work• Islamic Da’wah Movement•Who is an Islamic worker?

What is

WORK?

What makes workISLAMIC?

Any activity done solelyfor the pleasure of Allah.

Islamic Work

Islamic Work

Beneficial to society

Rewarding to Muslims

on DOJ

Conditions Allowed from Islamic perspective

100% for the sake of Allah

Making a sound plan

Put trust in Allah. Rely on Him

Isla

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Working for Allah

Choice

• Working for Allah is a matter of choice –

• …careful and considered choice…

• …and not a matter of simple habit or of mindless reflex.

Khalifah

• ض� ر�� األ� ف�ي ج�اع�ل� �ي �ن إ �ة� �ك ئ �م�ال� �ل ل )ك� ب ر� ق�ال� �ذ� و�إ

�يف�ة. ل خ�

• Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a

vicegerent on earth."

We are

SERVANTS of Allah.What do

servants do?

We areWarathul anbiyaa

What was their

role?

What did we inherit?

From the Qur’an

The inheritance

Surah Fussilat: 33

• ق�و�ال. و �ح�س�ن: أ �م�ن��ل�ى إ د�ع�ا م�مBنو�ع�م�ل� Bه� اللو�ق�ال� �ح.ا ص�الم�ن� �ي Bن �ن إ�م�ين� ل �م:س� ال

• Who is better in speech than one who calls to Allah, works righteousness, and says, "I am of those who bow in Islam"?

Surah Yusuf: 108

�يل�ي • ب س� ه�Kذ�ه� ق:ل�Bه� �ل�ىالل إ �د�ع:و أ�ا �ن أ Mة �ص�ير� ب Kع�ل�ى�ي �ع�ن Bب ات و�م�ن�Bه� الل �ح�ان� ب و�س:م�ن� �ا �ن أ و�م�ا�ين ر�ك �م:ش� �ال

• Say thou: "This is my way: I do invite unto Allah,- on evidence clear as the seeing with one´s eyes,- I and whoever follows me.

• Glory to Allah! and never will I join gods with Allah!"

Surah an-Naml

• �ك� اد�ع� ر�ب �يل� �ل�ىKس�ب إ�ة� �ح�س�ن �م�و�ع�ظ�ة�ال �م�ة�و�ال �ح�ك �ال ب�ح�س�ن: �يه�ي�أ Bت �ال �ه:مب و�ج�اد�ل Bم�نض�ل� ب �م: ع�ل

� ه:و�أ Bك� ر�ب Bن� إم� ل� ع� ل� ل م� ل� ه� ه� ه�ي ل� ل�ن�د�ين� �م:ه�ت �ال ب

• Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knows best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance.

Allah

Activity

Activity

Activity

Activity

The Payment for this WORK

Living here

EyesAkhira

The Sahaabah

:ون� �م:ؤ�م�ن :ه:و�ال و�ر�س:ول :م� �ك Bه:ع�م�ل �ر�ىالل :واف�س�ي اع�م�ل و�ق:ل� :م� :نت �م�اك :مب :ك �ئ �ب :ن ف�ي و�الشBه�اد�ة� �ب� �غ�ي �ال �م �ىKع�ال �ل :ر�د)ون�إ و�س�ت

�ع�م�ل:ون� ت

And say: "Work! Soon will Allah observe your work, and His Messenger,

and the Believers: Soon will ye be brought back to the knower of what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you

the truth of all that ye did."

Needs People

• Qualities• CharacteristicsPeople

• Sahaabah• Islamic

personalitiesBenchmark

Qualities of Islamic Workers

QualitiesTrue understanding of Islam

Firm faith in Islam

Personal Character

Islam as aim of life

QualitiesTa’alluq billaah

Preference of the Akhira

Forbearance and Steadfastness

Devotion and Sacrifice

Worker

Worker

Worker

Worker

Worker

For those who share this concern..

…organize themselves

Organized

Collective

It is ordained

Aims

• The Islamic work seeks to bring about

complete change in the society, taking it from Jahiliyyah (ignorance) to Islam.

• It is not merely satisfied with increasing the moral fiber of a few individuals or groups of people –

• It strives for a metamorphosis of the very infrastructure of society;

• it’s institutions, • it’s culture, • it’s political order and • it’s creed

Building the Muslim Individual

Building the Muslim Family

Building the Muslim Community

Building the Muslim State

Witnessing to Mankind

The Process

Building the Individual

• to have a strong body; • exemplary character; • cultured thought; to be able to earn; • to have deep faith and correct worship; • to be conscious of time; • to be able to benefit others; • to be organized

and striving.

Building the Muslim/Community

• to have righteous parents who educate their children to be brought up Islamically.

• building the Muslim Community – by building the individuals and the families, addressing the problems of the society.

Witnessing to Mankind

• Building the Muslim State – by instituting and electing an Islamic social and political governance

• Witnessing to Mankind – becoming the leader of humanity taking it away from the clutches of Shaytaan