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Islamic Economic (Sharia Economic) is a social science that studies the economic problems people are inspired by Islamic values. Sharia economics is different from capitalism, socialism, and welfare state. It's different from capitalism because Islam is opposed to exploitation by the owners of capital against workers who are poor, and prohibit the accumulation of wealth. In addition, Economic in Islam's point of view is the demands of life as well as recommendations that have a dimension of worship.

Differences of Sharia Economic with the Conventional Economic

Sharia economic system is very different from the capitalist economy, socialist or communist. Shariaeconomics nor in the middle of the three economic systems. Very contrast with the more individualistic capitalist, socialist who provide nearly all responsibility to its citizens as well as extreme communism. Sharia economics rules trades allowed or disallowed to be trade. Economics in Islam must be capable of delivering greater prosperity for the entire community, provide a sense of justice, unity and brotherhood and able to provide greater opportunities to every business.

Characteristic of Sharia Economic

The Holy Quran only mentions few of sharia economic, and only the basic principles. For precise reasons, the Quran and Sunnah lot of talk about how Muslims should behave as producers, consumers and owners of capital, but only a little about economic systems. As disclosed in the above discussion, economics in Islam should be able to provide greater opportunities to every business. In addition, sharia economics emphasizes four characteristics, among others:

1. Unity
2. Equilibrium
3. Free will
4. Responsibility

The sharia economic is expected to provide human welfare [Photo: Kevin Carter]Humans as caliph of God isnot likely to be individualistic, because all the (wealth) is in the earth belongs to Allah, and human is the trust in the earth. In conducting the economic activities, Islam is forbidden usury activities, which in terms of language means "excessive." The Holy Quran in Sura of Al-Baqarah, Verses of 275 recites that: 

Dalam Al Qur'an surat Al Baqara ayat 275 disebutkan bahwa "Those who swallow usury cannot rise up save as he ariseth whom the devil hath prostrated by (his) touch. That is because they say: Trade is just like usury; whereas Allah permitteth trading and forbiddeth usury..."