This presentation attempts to clarify the nature of 'Islamic Work' and inspire individuals to get involved in making this world a better place - since it is a divine obligation.

1. The Nature of
Islamic Work
Mirza Ali-Mohammed
March 2014

2. Outline
• What is Islamic Work?
• Characteristics of Islamic Work
• Islamic Da’wah Movement
• Who is an Islamic worker?

4. work

6. Islamic
Work
Beneficial
to society
Rewarding
to Muslims
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7. Conditions
Allowed from Islamic
perspective
100% for the sake of Allah
Making a sound plan
Put trust in Allah. Rely on Him
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8. Working for Allah

9. Choice
• Working for Allah is a matter of choice –
• …careful and considered choice…
• …and not a matter of simple habit or of
mindless reflex.

10. Khalifah
•
• Behold, thy Lord said to the
angels: "I will create a
vicegerent on earth."

13. From the Qur’an
The inheritance

14. Surah Fussilat: 33
• • Who is better in
speech than one
who calls to Allah,
works
righteousness, and
says, "I am of
those who bow in
Islam"?

15. Surah Yusuf: 108
• • Say thou: "This is my
way: I do invite unto
Allah,- on evidence
clear as the seeing with
one´s eyes,- I and
whoever follows me.
• Glory to Allah! and
never will I join gods
with Allah!"

16. Surah an-Naml
• • Invite (all) to the Way of
thy Lord with wisdom
and beautiful
preaching; and argue
with them in ways that
are best and most
gracious: for thy Lord
knows best, who have
strayed from His Path,
and who receive
guidance.

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18. The Payment for this WORK

19. Living
here
Eyes
Akhira
The Sahaabah

20. And say: "Work! Soon will Allah
observe your work, and His Messenger,
and the Believers:
Soon will ye be brought back to the knower of
what is hidden and what is open: then will He show
you the truth of all that ye did."

22. Needs
People

23. •Qualities
•CharacteristicsPeople
•Sahaabah
•Islamic
personalities
Benchmark

24. Qualities
of Islamic
Workers

25. Qualities
True understanding of Islam
Firm faith in Islam
Personal Character
Islam as aim of life

26. Qualities
Ta’alluq billaah
Preference of the Akhira
Forbearance and Steadfastness
Devotion and Sacrifice

27. Worker
Worker
Worker
Worker
Worker
For those who
share this concern..
…organize themselves

28. Organized
Collective
It is ordained

29. Aims
• The Islamic work seeks to bring about
complete change in the society, taking
it from Jahiliyyah (ignorance) to Islam.
• It is not merely satisfied with increasing the
moral fiber of a few individuals or groups of
people –

30. • It strives for a metamorphosis of the very
infrastructure of society;
• it’s institutions,
• it’s culture,
• it’s political order and
• it’s creed

31. Building the Muslim Individual
Building the Muslim Family
Building the Muslim Community
Building the Muslim State
Witnessing to Mankind

32. Building the Individual
• to have a strong body;
• exemplary character;
• cultured thought; to be able to earn;
• to have deep faith and correct worship;
• to be conscious of time;
• to be able to benefit others;
• to be organized
and striving.

33. Building the Muslim/Community
• to have righteous parents who educate
their children to be brought up Islamically.
• building the Muslim Community – by building
the individuals and the families, addressing
the problems of the society.

34. Witnessing to Mankind
• Building the Muslim State – by instituting and
electing an Islamic social and political
governance
• Witnessing to Mankind – becoming the leader
of humanity taking it away from the clutches
of Shaytaan