Religion and Wealth: the Parameters of the Islamic Economic System in the Elimination of Poverty and the Fair Distribution and Production of Wealth

The inequality of wealth distribution and production has been discussed in many researches; But the way of creating these inequalities and how to solve this problem has been investigated less in researches. In this context, one of the most important factors that has been less discussed in researches is how to deal with and solve this problem by the Islamic economic system. The purpose of this article is to examine the proposed variables of the Islamic economic system in the fair distribution of wealth and poverty relief. Analyzing and investigating the origin and position of poverty in the literature of conventional economics and Islamic economics, this research examines the parameters of the Islamic economic system in the field of equitable distribution of wealth and elimination of poverty. The present research has been done with the help of Islamic text analysis and rational method and using the desk-research technique. The findings of the research show that the proposed parameters of the Islamic system fall into three categories: establishment, reform and reserve parameters. Establishment parameters lead to increase in the income of the Islamic society and fair distribution of wealth, reserve parameters limit the concentration of wealth, and finally, correction parameters are used to correct the imbalance in the distribution of income and wealth and improve economic conditions. If these measures are applied, the problem of poverty and unfair distribution of wealth can be solved at the root.