Islam and Communism — Page 31
31 without this capitalistic device of exploiting the poor. We hope to God that when interest is abolished trade and business will flourish in a better way than before. . Instead of the present system Islam prefers business on the basis of debt-of-honour or debt based on mortgage or through a system of co-operation. Business in these forms keeps commerce and trade open without disturbing the general equilibrium and without offending or crushing the noble instincts which lend dignity to man. . To the prohibition of interest Islam adds the prohibition of gambling. In gambling the individual, rather than rely on effort and skill, depends upon chance, which not only not only destroys morals but creates an undue disparity of wealth without even the use of any kind of effort and skill so as to make one person lose his life's earnings in a few seconds and make another person rich in the same manner. . Cure for Acute Economic Crises. . The above-stated measures apply when