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The Qur'an on Charitable Giving and Contemporary Social Values الإنفاق في سبيل الله في القرآن، والقيم الاجتماعية المعاصرة

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  • SHAUKAT J. GILANI

    (Professor of Economics the Laurentian University, Sudbury, Oritano, Canada)

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The Qur'an has clear directives on what an individual should do for the sake of welfare of others, i.e., charity. It has established priorities similar to what a rational person may be expected to assign on his own, assuming that utility functions are interdependent. One finds striking resemblance between the Islamic approach to redistribution and the contemporary social values implicit in redistribution in a democratic society. This raises interesting questions for Muslims living in Western welfare societies, which are for the Shari'ah scholars to consider. Islamic emphasis on charity for the sake of Allah and the discretion allowed to the giver in the disposal of charitable spending can make significant improvement in the performance of welfare programs. توضح التوجيهات القرآنية ما على الفرد أن يفعله لمصلحة الآخرين وتعد ذلك من جملة الصدقة بمعناها العام. والأولويات القرآنية في هذا المجال شبيهة بما يرجحه الشخص الرشيد إذا افترضنا ترابط دوال المنفعة بينه وبين غيره. ويجد الباحث تشابهًا كبيرًا بين المعالجة الإسلامية لمسألة إعادة التوزيع في مجتمع ديمقراطي، مما يثير عددًا من التساؤلات الفقهية تخص المسلمين المقيمين في مجتمعات غربية لها برامج للرعاية الاجتماعية. إن تأكيد الإسلام على الصدقة في سبيل الله، والخيارات التي فتحها أمام المتصدق في وجوه صرف صدقته، يمكن أن تكون عاملاً مهمًا في تحسين أداء برامج الرعاية الاجتماعية.

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  • Shaukat J. Gilani, 1985. "The Qur'an on Charitable Giving and Contemporary Social Values الإنفاق في سبيل الله في القرآن، والقيم الاجتماعية المعاصرة," Journal of Research in Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 3(1), pages 63-72, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:abd:crieja:v:3:y:1985:i:1:no:5:p:63-72
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