Foundations of Islamic business ethics and the relationship between morality and civilization in Ibn Khaldun

Title Foundations of Islamic business ethics and the relationship between morality and civilization in Ibn Khaldun
Author Arslan, Mahmut, Çelik, Sönmez
Type Book
Language ara,tur
Digital Yes
Manuscript No
Library: Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID EISSN: 2651-379X, DOI: 10.36657/ihcd.2019.54
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Notes The term morality has two meanings in our language. While the first one specifies the rules and principles that people should follow in society, the second one specifies moral philosophy. The term business ethics also includes work and professional ethics. The basic principle of the Islamic religion is the principle of tawhid, that is, the unity of Allah. This principle has also shown its impact in business and commercial life. An important feature of Islam in terms of business ethics is the teachings of Hz. The Prophet himself was involved in trade. In Islamic business ethics, along with monotheism, there are four more principles such as balance, free will, responsibility and benevolence. The Ottoman equivalents of the guild organizations seen in the West are the Ahi order and the gedik system. Ahilik is the name of the tradesmen's organization, which was founded by Khorasan saints during the Turkification of Anatolia and has its roots in the Futuwwa organization. During its time, Akhism penetrated into social functioning in matters of morality, education-science, quality-standard, producer-consumer relations and control. The economic decline that started in the Islamic world after the 16th century encouraged fatalism and collectivism, not individualism. Attitudes towards prosperity, money and time in Islam are not much different from Protestants and Catholics. Perhaps the most important difference in this regard lies in the prohibition of interest. The fact that wealth is seen as good in Islam is explained by the principle in Islamic tradition that the hand that gives is superior to the hand that receives. Ibn Khaldun thought about the civilization process of a human society and especially told the story of the civilization of uncivilized, that is, nomadic Arab tribes. While military and bureaucratic organization is explained with the development of seyfiyye and kalemiyye classes, trade and craft activities are not neglected. Ibn Khaldun dwells at length on the debate about whether civilization corrupts morality. He is of the opinion that urban civilization corrupts human values ​​and corrupts a person's virtue and morality. Ibn Khaldun's most important words directly related to business ethics are the piece about Muhtesiplik and Sikke in the 2nd Volume of the Muqaddimah.
Görüntüle İbn Haldun çalışmaları dergisi (Online), 2019, Vol.4 (1), p.101-128
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Foundations of Islamic business ethics and the relationship between morality and civilization in Ibn Khaldun

Author Arslan, Mahmut, Çelik, Sönmez
Type Book
Language ara,tur
Digital Yes
Manuscript No
Library Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID EISSN: 2651-379X, DOI: 10.36657/ihcd.2019.54
Record ID cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a3aa409a29f44a359e5acbd283682da3
Library Location DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes The term morality has two meanings in our language. While the first one specifies the rules and principles that people should follow in society, the second one specifies moral philosophy. The term business ethics also includes work and professional ethics. The basic principle of the Islamic religion is the principle of tawhid, that is, the unity of Allah. This principle has also shown its impact in business and commercial life. An important feature of Islam in terms of business ethics is the teachings of Hz. The Prophet himself was involved in trade. In Islamic business ethics, along with monotheism, there are four more principles such as balance, free will, responsibility and benevolence. The Ottoman equivalents of the guild organizations seen in the West are the Ahi order and the gedik system. Ahilik is the name of the tradesmen's organization, which was founded by Khorasan saints during the Turkification of Anatolia and has its roots in the Futuwwa organization. During its time, Akhism penetrated into social functioning in matters of morality, education-science, quality-standard, producer-consumer relations and control. The economic decline that started in the Islamic world after the 16th century encouraged fatalism and collectivism, not individualism. Attitudes towards prosperity, money and time in Islam are not much different from Protestants and Catholics. Perhaps the most important difference in this regard lies in the prohibition of interest. The fact that wealth is seen as good in Islam is explained by the principle in Islamic tradition that the hand that gives is superior to the hand that receives. Ibn Khaldun thought about the civilization process of a human society and especially told the story of the civilization of uncivilized, that is, nomadic Arab tribes. While military and bureaucratic organization is explained with the development of seyfiyye and kalemiyye classes, trade and craft activities are not neglected. Ibn Khaldun dwells at length on the debate about whether civilization corrupts morality. He is of the opinion that urban civilization corrupts human values ​​and corrupts a person's virtue and morality. Ibn Khaldun's most important words directly related to business ethics are the piece about Muhtesiplik and Sikke in the 2nd Volume of the Muqaddimah.
Görüntüle İbn Haldun çalışmaları dergisi (Online), 2019, Vol.4 (1), p.101-128
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