Main ideas of Islamic economic system (6)

-      Top in the list of priorities of Imam ‘Ali's caliphate was the re-establishment of social justice in the Muslim community.

-      It is a same agenda which created strong opposition to ‘Ali among those who were used to special privileges during the previous caliphate.

-      Islam does not only teach equality of the Muslims in the eyes of Allah.

-      It also promotes equality in economic sphere.

-      However, “equality” in Islam does not mean “similarity”.

-      Islam aims to elevate all its followers to the level of “ghina” - being free from want. It is an equality which Islam strives for in its economic system.

The Economic Equality

-      To bring about this equality in the economic condition of the people, Islam has introduced various methods.

-      An important method is the transferring of the excess wealth from the fortunate sector of the society to its less fortunate members. This is done on two different levels: on individual and collective levels.

From the article by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, www.imamreza.net