ISLAM IS THE COMPLETE CODE OF LIFE
- Spiritual Life
- Intellectual Life
- Personal Life
- Family Life
- Social Life
- Economical Life
- Political Life
- International Life
1. Spiritual Life
Islamic prescription: Prayer, fasting, charity giving, pilgrimage, love for God and His Messenger, love for truth and humanity for the sake of God, hope and trust in God at all times and doing good for the sake of God.
2. Intellectual Life
Islamic prescription: True knowledge based on clear
proofs and indisputable evidence acquired by experience or experiment or
by both. The Quran points to the rich sources of knowledge in the whole
universe.
Islam demands faith in God on the basis of knowledge
and research and leaves wide open all fields of thought before the
intellect to penetrate as far as it can reach.
3. Personal Life
Islamic prescription: Purity and cleanliness, a
healthy diet, proper clothing, proper behavior and good healthy sexual
relations within marriage.
4. Family Life
Islamic prescription: A family is a human social
group whose members are bound together by the bond of blood ties and/or
marital relationship and nothing else (adoption, mutual alliance, common
law, trial marriage. . . . etc.)
Marriage is a religious duty on
all who are capable of meetings its responsibilities. Each member of
the family has rights and obligations.
5. Social Life
Islamic prescription: Man is ordained by God to
extend his utmost help and kindness to other family members, relations,
servants and neighbors. No superiority on account of class, color,
origin or wealth.
Humanity represents one family springing from
one and the same father and mother. The unity of humanity is not only in
its origin but also in its ultimate aims.
6. Economical Life
Islamic prescription: Earning one's living through
decent labor is not only a duty, but a great virtue as well. Earning is
man's private possession. The individual is responsible for the
prosperity of the state and the state is responsible for the security of
the individual.
The Islamic economic system is not based on arithmetical calculations alone but also on morals and principles.
Man comes into this world empty-handed and departs empty-handed. The real owner of things is God alone. Man is simply a trustee.
7. Political Life
Islamic prescription: The sovereignty in the Islamic
State belongs to God; the people exercise it by trust from Him to
enforce His laws.
The ruler is only an acting executive chosen by
the people to serve them according to God's law. The State is to
administer justice and provide security for all citizens.
Rulers
and administrators must be chosen from the best qualified citizens. If
an administration betrays the trust of God and the people, it has to be
replaced.
Non Muslims can administer their personal life of
marriage, divorce, foods and inheritance according to the Islamic law or
to their own religious teachings.
They may pay Zakah (Islamic
tax) or a different tax "Tributes" "Jizyah". They are entitled to full
protection and security of the state including freedom of religion.
8. International Life
Islamic prescription: Man has a common origin, human
status and aim. Other people's interests and rights to life, honor and
property are respected as long as the rights of Muslims are intact.
Transgression is forbidden.
War is only justified if the state
security is endangered. During war destruction of crops, animals and
homes, killing non-fighting women, children, and aged people are
forbidden.
