(8) Viewed in the light of belief ( iman), these resources are gifts and favors ( ala’) from the realm of transcendence to which the human ethico-cognitive response is gratitude ( shukr), which in turn results in contentment and fulfillment ( qana‘ah). The natural and cultural resources of the world seen as blessings and bounties ( fadl) from the Merciful Creator ( ni‘am/ala’ al-Khaliq) are abundant and even unlimited in principle because wa in ta‘uddu ni‘mataLlahi la tuhsuha: “if you count the bounty of Allah you will not exhaust it” ( Ibrahim: 34). (7)Īllah Most High is beautiful and loves beauty These operative precepts are grounded in the foundational psycho-cosmological outlook expressed in the belief that (i) the natural and cultural (4) resources of the world are abundant, (5) while (ii) the material needs, wants and desires of human beings are in fact limited (6) and should be limited. The Islamic Gift Economy (IGE al-Iqtisad al-Infaqi or al-Iqtisad al-Ihsani) can be envisioned as an integrative economic system based on the operative principles of cooperation ( ta‘awun), (2) mutual consent ( ‘an taradin/muradatin) (3) and partnership ( musharakah), and these are in turn founded on the principal ethical precepts of rahmah (mercy), gratitude ( shukr), generosity ( karam/ihsan), moderation ( tawazun/ ‘iffa), khilafah (trusteeship) and amanah (integrity).
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |