The Denunciation of Beggary in Islam

The Denunciation of Beggary in Islam

An Essay High School and College Level

Written by K M Rana

Thesis.

     I intend to analyse a few fundamentals of Islam, analysis of which, in my opinion is vital to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion in connection with The Denunciation of Beggary in Islam.

    I shall take these fundamentals in accordance with the following outline.

1. Origin of beggary in Islam.

     Direct

    a.     Holy Prophet Mohammed  صلى الله   عليه وسلم  s age.

    b.     Latter era.

2. Denunciation of beggary in Islam.

     Indirect

     a.    Causes of beggary and Islamic system of economy.

     b.    Some historical examples.

     c.     philosophy of Iqbal and Advocacy of Quaid e Azam.

I.     Literally the word beggary is a noun form of the verb to beg which means to ask for, to question and to implore. But in Islamic terminology it can be understood by this Tradition or Hadith of the Holy Prophet Mohammed  صلى الله   عليه وسلم  Once Hazrat Qbasah, the debtor namely for the welfare of two tribes or for some other noble cause asked for help to the Holy Prophet Mohammed  صلى الله   عليه وسلم  , who relied, Wait! till some money of alms received then we shall help you from it. O Qbasah the Holy Prophet Mohammed  صلى الله   عليه وسلم  emphasised beggary is not allowed or Hilal except for these three persons, one, who lost all his money in some kind of disaster, second, who is debtor for some Holy cause and third, who is in complete hunger evidently. In this condition one can beg till recovery, O Qbasah except them, if someone begs he eats illegal or Haram, the Holy Prophet Mohammed  صلى الله   عليه وسلم   declared. Now being clear, who commits this illegality is beggar and his job is beggary. To the contrary, borrowing is not beggary and alms giving is a religious duty.

II.     Bearing the significance of beggary in mind, one can estimate how there can be capacity for begging excluding these three ways. Since it is believed that beggary is a social evil but as far its condemnation is concerned, no ism took such initiative to eradicate it as Islam did. Bringing this reality in mind, it is essential to have a concise look in the teachings of Islam. Islam has devised such a system of balanced economy, after the imlementation of which, there will not even be the signs of begging automatically and indirectly. However owing to the newness of Islamic doctrine  a few such events haenedfor the eradication and denunciation of which , some direct stes were taken by the Holy Prophet Mohammed  صلى الله   عليه وسلم  . I shall describe these stes first.
     Measure taken directly by the the Holy Prophet Mohammed  صلى الله   عليه وسلم and the followers highlight the guilt of begging. Therefore, 

   To be continued .....