| To thrive, to become happy, to have luck or
success. Tech: It implies success in the Akhira (Hereafter). The
falah presumes belief in one God, apostle hood of Muhammad, Akhira
and conformity to the shariah in behavior. The Islamic state has
the responsibility of providing for such conditions which may
facilitate achievement of the falah at individual and collective
levels. The spiritual conditions of the falah are: humility in
prayers, consciousness of God (taqwa), remembrance of God,
thanksgiving to God, repentance and inner-purification. Economic
conditions for the falah are: infaq, prohibition of riba,
fulfillment of covenants, avoidance_ of exploitation, earning
livelihood through effort and avoidance of miserliness. Cultural
conditions of the falah are: system of prayers, pursuit of
knowledge, sexual chastity, avoidance of intoxicants and gambling,
purification of environments, enjoining of the proper and
prohibition of the improper and avoidance of frivolities.
Political conditions of the falah are: jihad and shura
(consultation). Islamic economics studies the economic conditions
of the falah. The falah is a both worldly concept. It implies the
reconstruction of human character in the light of Islamic values,
while providing one a minimum standard of living and clean
environments. It also suggests self-respect, self-reliance and a
purified soul. Although Islamic economics concentrates on the
economic conditions of the falah, yet it conceives it as a
multi-dimensional concept and remains conscious of its other
aspects. |
