Islamic thoughts on societal planning & managment

Abstract

The Messenger of Islam (s.a.w.) arrived at a time when the world was full of spiritual and social confusion. The Devine Wisdom ordained in Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) aptly recognized that the spiritual confusion and social confusion was mutually causative. To a splintered communtiy Islam offered a comprehensive solution that was most befitting to the societal problems ans spiritual problems. The Prophet (s.a.w.) taught the new community which grew around him how to live a spiritual as well as social life, how to organize, consolidate and stabilize the Community of Believers, and be effective in its purpose through united sub- mission to the Supreme One. The Prophet directed a great deal of his physical and spiritual energy towards bringing harmony in social relations, social integration and unity. A new relation- ship between man and society beyond the strictly defined limits of the family or tribe was established and a new purpose was given to human existence. With an intelligible explanation of the Devine Oneness of His 'Grand Design', Muhammad (s.a.w.) enables human beings to relate the inner self and the outer-reality as well as the ultimate human purpose, and thus he has cast the mould for an organised communtiy for the progeny of Adam.