Active struggle for the spiritual and moral perfection of the Muslim society
Active struggle for the spiritual and moral perfection of humanity in general, and of their own community in particular, is the very mission of the Muslims:
“You are the best of people, evolved for (the service of) mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah…” (Ch. 3 v 110)
Indeed, it is the inseparable quality of Muslim character:
“… (it is their character that) they (always) enjoin good and (always) forbid evil…” (Ch. 8 v 112)
Muslims have been commanded to set aright their affairs:
“…. So be careful of your duty to Allah and set aright matters among you (in respect of your mutual duties)…” (Ch. 8:1)
Struggle for ensuring and promoting the economic soundness of the Muslim society
The Holy Quran denounces inordinate love of wealth as anti-Islamic quality of character, which leads to hell:
“Woe to (every kind) scandal-monger and backbiter, who pile up wealth and lays it by, thinking that his wealth would make him last forever! By no means! He will be surely thrown into ‘that which breaks to pieces’.” (104: 1-4)
Similarly, it condemns those who amass wealth, make it idle, and do not spend freely for the good of their fellow beings:
“…..And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah: announce unto them a grievous penalty- On the day when heat will be produced out of that (wealth) in the fire of Hell, and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs- this is the (treasure) which you buried for yourselves: taste then, the (treasure) you buried.!” (Ch. 9: 34-35)
Abstaining from spending for the promotion of the truth and righteousness and the welfare of fellow-beings leads to the ruin (moral, spiritual and economic) of the individual and the community:
“And spend of your substance in the cause of Al, and make not your own hands contribute destruction; but do good; for Allah loves those who do good” (Ch. 2 v 195)
Spending freely in the service of fellow-beings forms a sure guarantee for the prosperity of the individual as well as of the community:
“The parable of those who spend their substance in the way of Way is that a grain of corn: it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. Allah gives manifold increase to who he wants: Allah cares for all, and he knows all things.” (Ch. 2 v 261)
“Lo! Those who believe and do good works and establish worship and pay the poor-due, their reward is with their Lord and there shall no fear come upon them, nor shall they grieve.(Ch. 2 v 277)
