Artikel 124

Artikel 124 - Entwurf einer Verfassung des Kalifatstaates | System Of Islam

Diese Verse und Überlieferungen sowie alle Verse über das Spenden, die Regeln der Sadaqat (Almosen), die Regeln der Zakah und die wiederholte Ermutigung zur Unterstützung der Armen, der Bedürftigen, der Reisenden und derer, die bitten (Bettler), also aller, die als arm bezeichnet werden können, zeigen alle klar, dass das wirtschaftliche Problem die Armut der Einzelnen ist, d. h. die ungerechte Verteilung des Reichtums unter den Einzelnen, die zur Armut der Einzelnen führt. Das Problem ist daher die Verteilung des Reichtums an jeden einzelnen Bürger des Staates, und deshalb ist es verpflichtend, diese Verteilung so anzugehen, dass der Reichtum jeden erreicht. Die Beweise, die zu dieser Verteilung vorliegen, besagen, dass sie jeden einzelnen Menschen erreichen muss, und damit sie jeden einzelnen Menschen erreicht, ist es notwendig, denjenigen anzusprechen, der davon ausgeschlossen wurde, also die Armen, Bedürftigen, Reisenden und diejenigen, die bitten (Bettler), also alle, die als arm bezeichnet werden können. Dies sind die Beweise für die erste Hälfte des Artikels.

These verses and narrations, and all the verses related regarding spending, the rules of Sadaqat (charities), the rules of Zakah, and repeatedly encouraging the support of the poor, the needy, the travellers, and those who ask (beggars), in other words, whoever can be described as poor, all clearly indicate that the economic problem is the poverty of individuals, i.e. the poor distribution of wealth amongst the individuals which results in the poverty of the individuals. Therefore, the problem is the distribution of wealth to every individual subject of the State, and so it is obligatory to address this distribution such that the wealth reaches everyone. The evidences which came regarding this distribution is that it must reach every individual, and in order for it to reach every individual it is necessary to address the one who has been prevented from it, in other words, address the poor, needy, travellers, and those who ask (beggars) – in other words, whoever can be characterised as being poor. These are the evidences for the first half of the article.

From another angle, what these evidences address, or what they necessitate, is only the work for property, and not work alone. In other words, it is production for the sake of possession and not simply production alone. This indicates that work produces possession, which points to it being a branch issue and not a root one. It is a branch of possession, and not a root for it. That is why the rules which necessitate production came mentioning possession, and that possession necessitates production, while the rules which directly address production came mentioning utilisation. So in one verse He made the effort for the sake of food, and made food from effort in the first narration, and expressed effort through the words seeking the world and seeking that which is lawful (Halal) in the second and third narrations. All these rules with their evidences therefore mean possession of wealth. All of this indicates that production is not the root problem; rather, it is a problem amongst the economic problems. In the same manner, it indicates that the root problem is ownership, or, to put it another way, possession, and this means that the root problem is distribution.

This is from one angle. From another angle what these evidences address or what they necessitate is only the work for property, and not work alone. In other words, it is production for the sake of possession and not simply production alone, which indicates that the work produces possession, which points to it being a branch issue and not a root one. It is a branch of possession, and not a root for it. That is why the rules which necessitate production came mentioning possession, and that possession necessitates production, and that the rules which directly address production came mentioning utilisation. So in one verse it made the effort for the sake of food, and made food from effort in the first narration, and expressed effort through the words seeking the world and seeking that which is lawful (Halal) in the second and third narrations, so all these rules with their evidences mean possession of wealth. All of this indicates that production is not the root problem, rather it is a problem amongst the economic problems, and in the same manner it indicates that the root problem is ownership, or by an alternative expression possession, and this means that the root problem is distribution.

Dies alles betrifft die Beweise der Schari'a. Was jedoch die Realität des wirtschaftlichen Lebens betrifft, so leugnet niemand, dass jedes Land, das unter wirtschaftlichen Unruhen leidet, dies aufgrund einer schlechten Verteilung erleidet und nicht aufgrund geringer Produktion. Das sozialistische System, einschließlich des Kommunismus, ist nur als Folge der Unterdrückung entstanden, unter der die Gesellschaft durch das kapitalistische System litt, mit anderen Worten als Folge einer schlechten Verteilung. Die sozialen Leistungen, die die Kapitalisten in ihrem System einzuführen versuchten, hängen alle mit der Verteilung zusammen. Die sozialistischen Lösungen befassen sich nur mit der Frage der Verteilung, und die Regionen, die als Dritte Welt bezeichnet werden, wie die islamischen Länder in unseren Tagen, sind nur aufgrund der schlechten Verteilung rückständig und nicht aufgrund der Armut des Landes. Demnach ist die Realität des Grundproblems der Wirtschaft die schlechte Verteilung und nicht der Mangel an Produktion. Dies ist etwas, das spürbar ist, und jeder Mensch kann es spüren, ob Muslim, Kapitalist oder Sozialist. Denn die Welt als Ganzes produziert weit mehr, als die Menschen benötigen, doch die schlechte Verteilung ist es, die manche Menschen maßlos reich macht, während andere mittellos und arm sind. Selbst in den Ländern, die unter geringer Produktion leiden, ist das wirtschaftliche Grundproblem zuerst die Verteilung und erst danach die geringe Produktion. Darauf aufbauend zeigt die Realität des wirtschaftlichen Lebens, dass das Grundproblem der Wirtschaft die Verteilung ist und nicht die Produktion.

This is all with respect to the Shari’ah evidences, as for with respect to the reality of the economic life, no one denies that every country which suffers from economic unrest is due to suffering from poor distribution, and not due to low production. The socialist system, including communism, only arose as a result of the oppression which the society suffered from the capitalist system, or in other words, a result of poor distribution. The social benefits which the capitalists tried to implement in their system are all connected to the distribution. The socialist solutions only deal with the issue of distribution, and the regions which are called the third world such as the Islamic countries in these days, are only backward due to the poor distribution, and not due to the poverty of the country. Accordingly, the reality of the root problem in economics is poor distribution and not lack of production. This is something that can be sensed, and every person can sense it, whether Muslim, capitalist or socialist. This is since the world as a whole produces much more than the people require, but the poor distribution is what makes some people obscenely rich, while others are destitute and poor. Even in the countries that suffer from low production the root economic problem is distribution first and then low production. Based upon this, the reality of the economic life indicates that the root problem in the economy is distribution, and not production.