12-29-2004, 09:52 AM
Dear All
The main objective of this System of Governance is to provide the individual with full scope of self-development, which means nourishment of his/her physical body as well as development of his/her personality. Its basic principles are that the individual is the focus of values and the system exists to enable the individual to develop and express him/her self to the full extent of their capacity. One of its spikes will be the system of education. It lays primary stress on personal growth. A System of Governance based on these principles will be composed of free individuals, each enriching their life by working for the enrichment of all life, and each moving onward by helping others to do the same but within the boundaries the Quran has prescribed. You have visualized so far, that the governance in consonance with the Quran is not an end in itself; it is a mean towards the achievement of higher objectives as an end. In other words, according to the Quran's concept, the governance is the collective system in which the facets, the attributes of Allah Almighty, materialize concretely in the human affairs. Philosophically we call it objectivization of permanent values. And since these permanent values are the reflection of ideal nature of the human, the governance is the collective system/order, through which the latent potentialities of the individual members get developed. In the language of philosophy we call this process as actualization of realizable human potentialities. This is the very concept of the governance, which the Quran burgeons with the verse of Al-Hamdo Lillahe Rabb el Aalameen (1: 1). And looking to the resulting consequences of its pragmatic form the spontaneous remarks that emerge are: this is the worthwhile, the worth-appreciating system, which cultivates the nourishment of the entire humanity in resonance with what the Quran enjoins. For this noble purpose of nourishment, the humans, according to the Quran, are expected to enter into a contract between this Quranic System of Governance and the individuals of this State. The binding of this contract is that the individuals of this State hand over their acquired or intuitive earnings, their lives and wealth, to the System of Governance, and as a reward thereof this System grants them Al-Jannah, the Heaven Quran chapter 9 verse 111 – the state of perfect self-fulfillment. Like any mundane contract, this covenant comprises:
1. The buyer -Allah Almighty (God)
2. The seller -the believer
3. The goods sold -the life and the possessions of the believer
4. The price - Al-Jannah
And the detail of Al-Jannah as a state of life has been given in the entire Quran. This state of life includes the attainment of all the pleasant entities of this life and the development of the latent potentialities of the human self due to which the human becomes able to pass the next higher plane of life. In this Heaven, providing the basic necessities of life becomes the prime duty of the System of Governance. That is why the Quran makes it very clear when it says: At present with the kind of life you are leading you do not have to worry about your food or clothing. You suffer neither from thirst, nor from the heat of sun. You get all the food to eat, water to drink,clothes to wear, and houses to live in. All this is available without struggle. This was the society in which mankind was living in the early stages of human life -Quran chapter 20 verse 118-119- And along with that it was also conveyed that they will have no fear or grief of any kind. It will, therefore, be the prime responsibility of this Quranic System of Governance that it provides the basic necessities of life: articles of subsistence, clothing, housing facilities, education, protection and security to the entire humanity.
Summarizing this concept we can say that according to the Quran, it is incumbent upon this System of Governance to provide for the basic necessities of each and all members comprising it, and make suitable arrangements for the development, nourishment of their human potentialities. In this way the System of Governance that is established in the name of Allah Almighty is bound to proclaim: Bindings for Momineen -Quran chapter 6 verse 152- It is distinctly clear from this that no system of governance could discharge this responsibility unless, and until it has the various means of production under its control and the necessary resources at its disposal. It may be reiterated, and should in no case be lost sight of, that this System of Governance takes under its control means of production with a view to discharge its huge responsibility of providing necessities of life for all the members of the society. If it fails to do so, it shall have no right to touch these resources. The underlying principle for the growth and development of human personality is expressed as: an individual should work hard, earn and produce as much as possible, keep what is basically and essentially necessary for his/her own upkeep, and hand over the rest to the System of the Governance for meeting out the necessities of others in need. For this purpose the Quran ordained: They also ask you as to how much they should spare for the help of others. Say: all that is surplus to your needs -Quran chapter 2 verse 219- And in this accomplishment their attitude should be such as to declare: And say to the people for whom they do all this, We do not do all this as a favor to you. No, not at all! We do not expect anything in return; not even a word of appreciation. In fact we are doing our duty and our interest lies only in this. So by doing this we are nourishing our own selves, even the Divine attributes grow in our personalities. This is the objective of human life -Quran Chapter 76 verse 9-
Regards
Nawaz
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