Investigating the Obstacles to Implementing Islamic Economic Laws in Society from the Perspective of the Quran and Nahj al-Balagha

Abstract

This article addresses the examination of obstacles to implementing the economic rulings of Islam from the perspective of the Holy Quran and Nahj al-Balagha. The purpose of this research is to investigate the theoretical and practical obstacles in the domain of Islamic economic rulings from the perspective of the divine words of revelation (the Holy Quran) and Nahj al-Balagha. Generally speaking, some of these obstacles are analyzed and interpreted in the epistemological domain; meaning that Islamic economics, as an economic school of thought, is derived from a justice-oriented social system inspired by divine teachings. It differs as an economic doctrine from other economic schools based on human knowledge known as economics. It is evident that this epistemological difference signifies its immunity to the deficiencies and flaws that may occur in the theoretical domain of human knowledge (economics). Another part of these obstacles pertains to the operationalization of Islamic economic laws, which presents itself as a barrier to the execution of these laws and hinders the advancement of implementing Islamic economic rulings in the executive and operational fields. Since the religion of Islam, the Holy Quran, and the tradition of the infallible encompass all aspects of human existence, including livelihood and material life, addressing such challenges is an unavoidable necessity. The researcher in this article aims to explore this issue based on the divine verses in the Holy Quran and the conduct of Imam Ali (AS) in Nahj al-Balagha. The research method in this article is descriptive and analytical, utilizing library resources.