Open AccessIslamic Perspectives on Basic Income
Author(s) -
Katherine Bullock,
Abdulla Al Shami
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the american journal of islamic social sciences/american journal of islamic social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2642-701X
pISSN - 0887-7653
DOI - 10.35632/ajiss.v36i1.92
Subject(s) - islam , basic income , basic needs , islamic economics , scope (computer science) , poverty , political science , revenue , work (physics) , development economics , economics , law , geography , accounting , engineering , archaeology , mechanical engineering , computer science , programming language
The aim of this research is to present the Islamic perspective on the concept of Basic Income, and examine its emergence with the first Islamic society established at the time of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). The scope of this research is to provide a historical account of Islamic society’s and Qur’anic foundations of social justice, provide Islamic definitions of the concepts involved in the Basic Income debate (such as wealth, poverty, and work), and discuss the Islamic approach to Basic Income. Finally, the research will consider Islamic perspectives on the role of charity and the use of natural resources as sources of revenue to fund Basic Income.