Sacred Economics: Wealth, Usury & Circulation
Preventing Wealth from Becoming an Exclusive Monopoly
"Wealth is a stewardship (*Amanah*), not absolute private entitlement. An ethical economy must prevent the concentration of capital in few hands through mandatory circulation, charity, and the eradication of exploitative interest."
6.1 The Anti-Concentration Principle
The central macroeconomic objective of Quranic legislation is ensuring capital flows across all social tiers.
"So that it (wealth) will not be a perpetual monopoly circulating only among the rich among you."
6.2 The War on Predatory Usury (Riba) vs. Generous Production (Sadaqah)
Exploitative debt mechanisms that extract wealth from vulnerability are contrasted with productive, generous circulation.
"Those who consume interest (Riba) cannot stand except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity... Allah destroys interest and gives increase for charities."
- * Economic systems must prioritize capital circulation over hoarding.
- * Usury (*Riba*) is condemned because it extracts risk-free gains from human vulnerability.
- * Wealth is a shared societal responsibility, protected through systemic charity (*Zakah*).