7.4 Summary Economics in Islam
Many of the problems faced by the world’s populations have their roots in the field of economics. As a result of mis-management of the distribution of the vast resources that the earth produces, we see widespread poverty, starvation and homelessness. Most of the wealth is retained in the hands of a tiny minority, who maintain their grip by corruption and oppression of the people.
This is the case even in so-called ‘civilised’ nations like Britain and the USA. The evidence is clear for all to see on the streets of inner cities where extravagant buildings tower above while their doorsteps are full of homeless people who have no other place to sleep.
In the Muslim countries the situation is even worse. The puppet regimes in countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco - the list goes on, are controlled by a few tiny families who, driven by their own greed and selfish desires, bow to the whims and fancies of the Western powers. While they are installed in palaces, the populations live lives of hardship where even day to day existence is a struggle.
All this while organisations like the IMF and the World Bank, the tools of economic colonisation, milk the wealth of the Muslim Ummah without any resistance.
The only way out of this dire situation is to bring about the economic justice of Islam. The Economic System of Islam is a comprehensive mechanism for the fair distribution of the wealth of the world. It does not discriminate between rich, poor, Muslim or non-Muslim. Its only concern is to eliminate the oppression which ensues from the corruption of man-made rules.
Study the history of the Islamic State and see how under its rule, its citizens enjoyed prosperity and security. Human beings were cared for - they were housed, well fed and their lives were elevated to a standard of dignity. Contrast that with the predicament of people today.
The beauty of the Islamic way of life has been hidden away from us for decades. It can be enjoyed again by the Muslims and non-Muslims alike, when the Systems of Islam are implemented once more.