{"product_id":"muslim-9780844735375","title":"Muslim","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this brief volume, an eminent Islamic scholar tries to demonstrate to Westerners how his faith influences the everyday life of its practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author draws on original sources of Islam-the Holy Koran and \u003cem\u003eAl-Hadith\u003c\/em\u003e, or sayings and recorded deeds of the Prophet Muhammad-to formulate a concept of Islamic economics. He shows that Islam stimulates production, insists on fair distribution, and calls for moderation in consumption. It honors both work and trade and has made payment of the \u003cem\u003ezakat\u003c\/em\u003e (alms for the poor) a cardinal obligation. Islam also endorses and protects individual liberty, but it makes a clear distinction between economic liberty and greed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author compares these Islamic views with those of democratic capitalism. He makes special reference to Michael Novak's \u003cem\u003eSpirit of Democratic Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e (1982), which traces the theological foundations of democratic capitalism in the moral-cultural values rooted in Judeo-Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e AEI Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780844735375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Muhammad Abdul-Rauf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775951237301,"sku":"9780844735375","price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_574bcb6f-d7a8-4e09-83b1-0e4683dfc842.jpg?v=1730821485","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/muslim-9780844735375","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}