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τhε ṿαlε'ṡ lïlÿ;1415907 said:
In other words you can't elucidate your point so that those pitiful minds that frequent the forum can basque in the credence of your words? Maybe you should do some research before writing empty meaningless words that have no basis in reality beyond the prettiness of their meaning.. the life buoy you threw yourself this time is deflated (as it often is)
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Pitiful minds or not, the explanation you ask for would take too long as it requires me to start from scratch. Considering that any information I could give you is freely available in the literature, I don't really see the point in providing the explanation you ask for. If you are too lazy to research for yourself or if you don't have the time to research for yourself, maybe you ought to take into account that I might be too busy to teach you something over an internet message board that entire university courses are designed t to teach.
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There is nothing wrong at all with Islam and the hukum. The problem begins when some people implement their own personal agendas in the name of Islam. The current economic model and legal structure is not based on the truth of Islam. Does it work? Let me give you a simple illustration: In Thailand, there are many people involved in prostitution. Women sell their bodies to get money to buy food for their children. They also use this money to send their children to school. Does this mean that prostitution is a viable economic model? To know the answer, you should ask the prostitutes whose mothers have been prostitutes before them. Before dying of Aids. Back on topic. There is a very real reason why riba is banned in Islam. Use a simple calculator and find out for yourself. Even just one percent compounded interest adds up to a tremendous amount. Which is great if you are the lender. Terrible if you are the lendee, so to say. Of course, the lender must be rich to start with. And the lendee must be poor. That's how the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer. I don't think it will happen overnight but we can always make a start by practicing the Sharia wherever and whenever we can. Like in our homes. Insha Allah.
As I've mentioned to GuestFellow, eliminating interest in the financial system does not mean Shariah is being applied. Importing Shariah involves a whole lot more than just banning interest, most of which are not in the best interest of non-muslims. As Woodrow said so wisely, Shariah would only work if everyone believed the system was created by God.