Islam vs. Other Systems (contd...)

• Economy
  Islam in all of its aspect is in harmony with man's nature. It is part of mans nature to own, interact with each other since Man is a social being, and to live under one political authority. Thus, Islam recognized the three kinds of ownership which is: public, private, and state ownership. Within this frame, the basic need of each individual has to be satisfied. It is the responsibility of the state to ensure that it happens through mechanisms which are defined in Islam.
  The current man made system denied the private property or emphasized private ownership at the expense of other types of ownership. Muslim proceeds in his life keeping in mind the humanitarian, spiritual, moral, and material value. On the contrary, the capitalistic economic system emphasized upon the material value to such an extent that one can killing of an individual for just a quarter.

In conclusion, when Islam was put in practice both Muslims and non-Muslims enjoyed prosperity and security. Graham Fuller said in his book A Sense of Siege,
"The notable religious tolerance towards Christians and Jew under Muslim rule had given way to the uncompromising zealotry of Spanish Inquisition. Jews and Muslims thus fled Spain with large numbers of Jews immigrating to the Ottoman Empire which was known for its tolerance to the Jews."

On the other hand we can read in London's Sunday Times,
"The liberal West is constructed on a spiritual vacuum and this may well turn out to be the real political failing. The lesson of Islam on the long run proves to be that a society must believe in something if it is to be a society at all."

Nixon said in his book Beyond Peace,
"Our crisis of values at home coupled with our lack of coherent mission aboard has created an even more deadly spiritual deficit. We seem to be experiencing what Arnold Tongby 60 years ago called the dark knight of soul".

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