Islamic banking and social justice
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Fahad Ur Rehman Khan
Introduction
Islamic banking prohibits excessive money on loan.
Islamic banking focus on personal as well as society well being.
Islamic banking is designed to being justice and equality in society.
Islamic banking has introduced different pattern of baking (Renting, Trading and Partnership) with mutual consent to encourage brother hood in society.
Points we are going to discuss
Achievement of Falah.
Fair and Equitable Distribution.
Provision of Basic Human Needs.
Zakat and Sadaqat.
Promotion of Brotherhood and Unity.
Achievement of Moral and Material. Development.
Circulation of Wealth.
Elimination of Exploitation.
Economic Freedom.
Achievement of Falah It refers to spiritual, moral and socio-economic well-
being in this world and success in the Hereafter.
At micro level, Falah refers to a situation where an
individual is adequately provided for in respect of his
basic needs.
at macro level, it aims at establishment of an
egalitarian and happy society with clean environment,
with freedom from want and with opportunities to its
members for progress in socio-political and religious
affairs.
The economic system of Islam, therefore, aims to
achieve economic well-being and betterment of the
people through equitable distribution of material
resources and through establishment of social justice.
Fair and Equitable Distribution
Islam discourages concentration of wealth in few hands and ensures its circulation among all the sections of society.
primary objective of the Islamic economic system to bridge the gulf between the rich and the poor by modifying the distribution of wealth and economic resources in favor of the less-fortunate.
Examples of Fair and Equitable distribution:
institution of Zakat and Sadaqat,
laws of inheritance and will, abolition of interest, prohibition of earning of wealth by Haram (unlawful) means, prohibition of hoarding, etc.
Provision of Basic Human
Needs It is also an important purpose and objective of the
Islamic economic system that basic necessities of
life like food, clothing and shelter should be
provided to all the citizens of the Islamic state.
It is the obligation of the Islamic state to provide
the basic needs of life to those of its citizens who
are unable to earn due to physical disability,
unemployment or any other reason.
The Islamic economic system ensures the
provision of basic needs to every needy person
through its comprehensive system of social
security.
Zakat and Sadaqat
Many restrictions have been placed barring an individual to earn wealth through unfair, illegal and unjust means. Besides that the Islamic state can also levy taxes.
If all the economic teachings of Islamic are acted upon, the distribution of incomes and wealth properly based on the principles of socio-economic justice will be automatically achieved.
Major objective of the economic system of Islam is to establish social or economic justice among its followers.
Islamic banks have special offers for zakat and sadaqat for the needy people in society.
Promotion of Brotherhood and
Unity
Another objective of the Islamic
economic system is to establish
brotherhood and unity among the
Muslims.
Mutual consent, is the best thing which
Islamic banking has introduced that,
both the partners agreed on a ratio and
share profits among them.
Achievement of Moral and
Material Development
The economic system of Islam aims at
material as well as moral development
of the Muslim community.
It prohibits from earning from unfair
means which causes concentration of
wealth in a society.
Circulation of Wealth
Another important objective of economic system of Islam is to discourage hoarding and ensure the constant circulation of wealth.
So the Quran not only discourages hoarding of wealth but also threatens persons responsible for this heinous crime with the dire consequences.
The economic system of Islam achieves this objective through Zakat. Zakat is a great enemy of hoarding. If it is paid regularly on the hoarded wealth, it would eat away the whole or main portion of such wealth in a few years time.
Circulation of Wealth
Thus a person possessing such hoarded
wealth is forced to bring it into circulation
by investing it or spending it.
The objective of circulation of wealth is
also achieved through other compulsory
and voluntary Sadaqat, through laws of
inheritance and will and through
monetary atonements.
Elimination of Exploitation
To achieve this end Islam has taken many effective measures;
First such measure is the abolition of interest or usury which is and has been perhaps the worst instrument of human exploitation.
The Qur’an calls it Riba and declares it a heinous crime which amounts to war against God and God’s messenger.
And prohibits Gharar, because Gharar is thing, which can easily exploit wealth.
Economic Freedom
Every individual, according to Islam, is accountable for his actions done in this world.
He would be rewarded for his good actions and punished for his evil actions in the hereafter.
Therefore, Islam puts highest value on individual’s freedom of action in every field of human activity such as social, political, economic religious, moral, etc.
Basic human needs: To fulfill basic human needs or loan from islamic bank and lending money to the needy ones or by doing sadaqaat and zakaat.
Musharakah and social justice
Allowing two persons to do business and flourish in a society.
Sharing, profit and loss with the ratio decided by both of the partners.
Both can be intervene and see the progress of work or management.
Islamic Banking, has opened a gate for all those entrepreneurs who wants to do Halaaland fair business in a society.
Musharakah, enables the investment in business which positively raise the economy for good.
Mudarabah and social justice
It is the best example of flow of money from rich to poor.
Through this, Islamic banking has enabled that if someone has skills but don’t have much investment, can do business now. By getting investment from a partner and working on your business.
It is the equality for the people in a society go show skills and earn fairly.
Conclusion
Implementation of Islamic bank is very healthy for every society.
it aims at establishment of an egalitarian and happy society with clean environment.
Islam discourages concentration of wealth.
Flow of money from rich to poor.
Helps fulfillment of basic needs.
Motivate people to do Sadaqaat and Zakaat.
Allows people to do their own business.
Disapproves the idea of Intrest.
Conclusion
Stops from concentration of wealth.
Flow of money is the first priority.
Motivates brotherhood by mutual
consent of profit and loss distribution.
Musharkah and Mudarbah, are the fair
and best ways to do Halaal business in
society and makes economy flourish.
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