1. The products of Islamic culture BY :Fuad riaz Khan 201205264 Instructor: Dr. Hajredin Hoxha –Qatar University - 2013 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Presentation on

2. Construction of the: © Fuad Riaz khan(2013) 2 Righteous society Righteous Family Righteous Human Righteous economy Righteous Humanity

3. The Aim of Islam 3

4. Righteous Society © Mohammed Hoque (2013) 4 The aim of Islam at the establishment of a good society, just as it aims at nurturing a good soul (individual) and a good family, and both are, no doubt, the solid foundation of the society in question. The Principle Values: Brotherhood and Fraternity Prohibition of the repugnant Respect of good deeds Congregation upon faith And struggle in the cause of the Allah in defense of right.

5. 5 Righteous economy Outline Overview of Islamic Economy Foundation of Islamic Economy Primary Goals of Islamic Economy References & Further Reading 5

6. Establishment of Islamic Economy  “and establish prayer and give zakah and loan Allah a goodly loan.” Quran, 73:20  Quran, Surah Al Baqarah, 2:262-282 describes the Islamic rulings for buying/ selling and all forms of exchanges 6

7. Zakatable items  Zakatable items include – livestock, gold, silver, currency, jewelry, commercial assets, agriculture, honey, animal products, mining, fishing, rented buildings, plants, fixed capital, salaries, wages, professional incomes, bonds, stocks, shares  In general, growing assets are zakatable  There are exceptions to specific jewelry used by women such as pearls and other precious stones. Detailed information can be found in books of Fiqh. 7

8. Categories of Zakat Recipients as Mentioned in the Quran “Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect [zakah] and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah and for the [stranded] traveler - an obligation [imposed] by Allah. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.” Quran, 9:60 8

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10. Encouraging People to Work  “The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it).” Sahih Bukhari 10

11. Prohibitions & Permitted HaramHalal Riba (Interest) Hoarding Deceit Trading in haram things Extravagance Honest business activities Profit gained through business All kinds of jobs (that are not explicitly forbidden) Trading permissible goods Earning profit without cheating Moderate in spending 11

12. Benefits of Islamic Economy 12

13. Righteous Humanity 13 It is the undoubted fact that Allah is the owner, the lord and the organizer of this universe. Man is a creature of Allah with a role to play in this universe. Islam stress that man cannot be truly spiritual without being human… The world mankind itself: is repeated 63 times throughout the book, and “people” repeated two hundred forty 240 times in the surah revealed both in Mecca and Medina. The Call For Prosperity Of Humanity

14. © Mohammed Hoque (2013) 14 Liberating Man From the Worship of Man We should worship only God. non of the others. nor human neither objects. “Should I seek a judge other than God, while God is the one Who has revealed to you the book ( Quran), wee expounded “ (al-an’am : 114) 1)Prayers are an aid for man in the difficulties of his life. “O you who believe! Seek help through patience and prayer” 2)Fasting is, as well, a way of strengthening man’s will to be patient in times of troubles. It also allows him to sympathize with those in pain so that he may be more compassionate to them

15. 15 Righteous human All religions basically exhort humankind to be righteous and eschew evil. But Islam goes beyond that. It guides us towards practical ways of achieving righteousness and eliminating evil from our individual and collective lives Righteous human is the foundation of the righteous family. If and only one is righteous human then he can build a righteous family otherwise it is impossible To Islam, such a righteous human being is the foundation of a righteous family, of a righteous society, of a righteous nation and of a righteous mankind

16. 16  Human being of Islam, similarly, is the human being of devotion and worship. He knows that the universe around him has been created for him, but in turn he himself was created for the servitude of Allah alone.  The Muslim — besides being a being of faith and belief, and devotion and worship — is a being of an upright character and noble deeds. He embodies purity with all its denotations, and exemplifies virtues of justice, mercy and altruism  Islam teaches that good character and noble attitude are the requisites of the belief and exigencies of faith

17. © Mohammed Hoque (2013) 17 Righteous family  Righteous family is the foundation of the righteous society.  The quality of social life that a community has depends on the kind of families that constitute the society. If the members of the families are righteous, then the society will be also righteous.  It is based on a detailed and rigid set of rules about interpersonal relationship.

18. 18  Islamic family appears better designed to stand up to contemporary and western pressures and influences  Righteous husband and wife, children in the family learn the values of love and compassion of sacrifice for others, of tolerance, mercy and kindness and other virtuous deeds.  The institution of marriage and the family have been commended as the Sunnah.

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