Religious Documentation of the Economic Principles of the Constitution with an Emphasis on the Financial Planning of Handicrafts

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 P. H. D. Student, Department of Public Law, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

2 P. H. D., Assistant Professor, Economic Law, Hormoz Studies and Research Center (Hormoz Research Institute), Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran

3 P. H.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Public Law, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2020.247426.1334

Abstract

Handicrafts is one of the most important sectors of the world economy, which has generated high employment and raise in income among industries worldwide for more than a decade. In addition to economic advantages, cultural, social and political effects have caused almost all governments in the world to seek benefit from this productiveness in their country. Basically, handicrafts are a part of our national art and industry, which, in addition to economic production aspects, reflect national culture and values, as well as the creativity, philosophical insights, and artistic taste of every corner of the country. The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran defines the cultural, social, political and economic institutions of the Iranian society based on Islamic principles and rules. The fourth chapter of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, through 13 principles, deals with the design of the general economic principles of the society. In this article, considering the economic principles of the constitution, it is sought to discover the foundations and religious documents of the economic principles of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Moreover, it is also sought to discover which verses of the Holy Quran are the religious manifestations of the economic principles of the constitution. The main source for answering the above inquiries are the Holy Quran and the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Through a library study with a descriptive-analytical approach, the economic verses of the Holy Quran, which are present in the national Constitution are extracted and analyzed.

Research aims:
1. Recognizing the approach of Islam towards economic principals.
2. Deliberating upon the economic principles of the constitution of the Islamic Republic and its view on handicrafts.

Research questions:
1. What approach does the Islamic religion have towards economy?
2. In the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, what religious documents exists regarding economy and handicrafts?

Keywords


The Holy Quran
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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