In this manner Umar fixed allowances without taking into...

In this manner Umar fixed allowances without taking into consideration the amount work or struggle contributed by the people and in this manner Umar utilized the public wealth from the government’s side.” [3] 3 – Alaili: Shaykh Alaili has made this a topic of criticism in the following words: “This economic system created a great chasm and divided the Arab society into classes, while in the eyes of Islamic Shariat they were all equal.

But the Arab society became divided into aristocracy, gentry and the commoners. [4] These were utterances of some scholars who have openly denounced the economic policies initiated by Umar.

These policies had no trace of the economic principles laid down by Islam and it gave rise to the accumulation of wealth among some companions and they were able to accumulate huge wealth and it became a cause of transformation in Islamic life and the domination of the rich class over government policies and they began to bring into force various policies that were very beneficial to themselves. They opposed every reformative and equitable [1] Al-Asbiyatul Qibliyah, Pg.

190 [2] Al-Ghuluw wat Tafreeq Fil Hizaaratul Islamiyyah, Pg. 251 [3] Ittehaajaatul Shaar Arabi, Pg. 108 [4] Imam Husain, Pg. 232 policy in the country and that group put up severe resistance against the government of His Eminence, Ali (a.s) with all their powers from the economic factors etc. and put them into practice in order to topple the government of His Eminence.

Because his equitable policies were preventing them from taking advantage of the superiority and sources of wealth they had unjustly amassed. Umar’s Arguments Umar justified his scrapping of equitability by himself and the creation of class system that some of the companions on the basis of their seniority in Islam and their participation in military activities and holy war were superior to others. These justifications show that they have no validity.

Because the Prophet had under no circumstances, never taken into consideration anything from the public wealth to the exception of a particular companion because of their seniority in Islam, or their exceptional efforts and hardship that they bore. Persons like Ammar Ibn Yasir, Bilal the Habashi and Abu Zar etc.

And he did not take into consideration the unique contribution of his cousin, His Eminence, Ali, who was of the valiant fighters of Islam and who defended the faith at every stage and every time.