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Poverty in Islam

[IMTF] On the Islamic Theology of Poverty

By Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour // August 23, 2022March 22, 2023

In my previous essay I explored how the Islamic tradition lends itself to multiple interpretations regarding the Islamic theology of poverty. While there are traditions that endorse the acquisition of wealth and praise richness, there…

The Islamic Theology of Poverty between Socialism and Capitalism

By Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour // December 5, 2021March 22, 2023

In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber argued that it was the Protestant religious ethic, more particularly Calvinism, that acted as a precursor to modern Capitalist economic development, as it saw…