THEORY OF SURPLUS VALUE IN ISLAM

Karl Marx himself consiere his !heor" of s#r$l#s%&al#e his mos! im$or!an! con!ri'#!ion !o !he
$ro(ress of economic anal"sis) The ifference 'e!*een !he &al#e of !he $ro#c! $ro#ce '" la'or
an !he ac!#al $rice of la'or as $ai o#! in *a(es in Marxian anal"sis of ca$i!alism) Karl Marx+s
!heor" *as misconcei&e !heor" an hi(hl" con!ro&ersial)
The !heor" of S#r$l#s Val#e,La'or is 'ase #$on !he ass#m$!ion !ha! !he cos! of a $ro#c! is
e!ermine '" ho* m#ch la'or *as re-#ire !o $ro#ce i!) .#!/ la'or canno! $ro#ce an"!hin( on
&ac##m)
The !heor" of S#r$l#s Val#e is -#ranic 012134/ 523446 an i! *as en#ncia!e fo#r!een h#nre "ears
'efore Karl Marx)
As a fac!or of $ro#c!ion Na!#re/ incl#in( lan/ is a free (if! of 7o !o man !o ai him an co%
o$era!e *i!h him in !he $ro#c!ion of *eal!h for *elfare of en!ire h#man race) Since $ro#c!ion is
8oin! &en!#re of man an Na!#re/ !he $ro#ce,*eal!h is !o 'e share 'e!*een !hem) Na!#re+s share is
lef! af!er #e $a"men! !o man for his in#s!r" an co%o$era!ion of *eal!h2
9Pa" His 0Allah+s6 #e on !he a" of har&es!in()9
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9The" as= "o# as !o ho* m#ch !he" sho#l s$en) Sa"2 +The S#r$l#s+9 0:#ran/ 121346)
9Ta=e !he S#r$l#s)))9 0:#ran 523446
This s#r$l#s is collec!e '" !he >ali$h in !he s!a!e !reas#r" !o ena'le him !o ischar(e of his #!" !o
re(#la!e !he nees of socie!"/ means of li&elihoo/ an *a"s of earnin( an s$enin(/ in i!s o*n
*a"2
9?e inee es!a'lishe "o# in !he ear!h an $ro&ie for "o# !herein !he means of s#'sis!ence9
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?eal!h is !o ser&e #sef#l $#r$oses an no! !o 'e acc#m#la!e in a fe* hans 9!ha! i! ma" no!
concen!ra!e an circ#la!e onl" amon( !hose of "o# *ho are rich9
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9In !heir *eal!h !here is #e share ac=no*le(e '" !hem for s#ch as *ho as= 0for hel$6 an s#ch as
are e$ri&e 0of *ha! is (oo in !he life6)9
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From each accorin( !o his a'ili!"/ !o each accorin( !o his nee 2
9No $erson shall 'e '#rene 'e"on his ca$aci!ies)9
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M#slims are calle C$eo$le of !he mile $a!hD 0:#ran 123<B6) The" sho#l !a=e care !o main!ain
'alance 0:#ran AA2E6/ *hich Allah has se! in h#man na!#re) There is no $rohi'i!ion on ma=in(
*eal!h !hro#(h ri(h!eo#s *a") .#!/ M#slims are a&ise !o (i&e a*a" !o !he nee" o#! of Cs#r$l#sD
an !h#s hol on!o C'alanceD an Cmeian le&elD) Once le(i!ima!e nees ha&e 'een fille a! a
moes! scale % no ex!ra&a(ance is $ermi!!e % !he res! is s#r$l#s) One sho#l no! s#ffer from $o&er!"/
nor in#l(e in l#x#r")
E-#al an e-#i!a'le is!ri'#!ion 2
9On some of "o# Allah has 'es!o*e more *orll" $ro&ision !han o!hersF an "e! !he" *ho are
more a'#nan!l" fa&ore oes no! res!ore a $or!ion of !heir *orll" $ro&ision !o !hose *ho are
#ner !heir con!rol/ so !ha! !he" mi(h! 'e E:UAL SHARERS in !his res$ec!) ?ill !he" !hen !he
'lessin(s of Allah !h#s en"G9
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H#s!ice an 'eneficence 2
S#rel" Allah en8oins HUSTI>E an IOIN7 OF 7OOI an (i&in( !o !he fello*%men) An He
for'is all !ha! is shamef#l/ ill%'eha&iors an !rans(ression) He exhor!s "o# so !ha! "o# ma" !a=e
hee9%
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