There is a considerable linkage between the economic system...

There is a considerable linkage between the economic system and the system of jiha'd [military defense] in Islam for the latter system involves, in addition to combative rules and methods, implications for ownership, war spoils, and so forth. E. Undoubtedly, the economic system is also related to the social system including the form of society's principle cell, i.e. the family, and also the social relations among the families, and individual's relations with the society.

All of these are predominated by social Islamic rules including mutual responsibility and balance, which form the most important characteristics in the economy as we mentioned frequently.

This argument also involves the rules regarding mahrs [dowries], nafaqahs [allowances], various methods of division of labor, and such issues as irth [inheritance], wa#i'iyyahs [bequests], and the rulings with regard to children, qa_a'' [adjudication], financial ta`zi'rs [discretionary punishments] and other varieties of financial punishments, and others which may not be all discussed in this limited space. Previous…