The Qur'anic System of Sustenance

This is the long-awaited translation of Nizam-e-Rabbubiyat (1955) by the Pakistani thinker G.A. Parwez, a powerful treatise on the subject of economics, and possibly his most important work. Originally written to address communism as well as capitalism, its warnings and recommendations remain wholly relevant to the prevailing economic conditions of the twenty-first century. Parwez presents an alternative economic solution to capitalism and socialism, taken directly from the Qur’an. In outlining the Qur’anic ‘system of sustenance’, he boldly challenges the accepted norms regarding the individual and society. But this alternative goes far beyond the pale of economy. It claims to meet both the material and spiritual needs of human beings – thereby encompassing their entire individual and social existence. He argues that the Qur’an alone offers humanity material advancement without decadence, and spiritual advancement without dogmatism. A must-read for all students of economics and religion.