Contemporary Man and the Social Problem

Author: Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Baqir As-Sadr

Translator: Yasin T. Al-Jibouri

Publisher: W.O.F.I.S. World Organization for Islamic Services

This full-length text is, as stated by the author himself, dedicated to answering the following question: "What is the system that suits humanity, the one through which humanity achieves a happy social life?" The author critically analyzes the most prominent systems known today, namely Capitalistic Democracy, Socialism and Communism, and then presents the Islamic system as opposed to these and describes how Islam can solve the social problem through its religious message.

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Chapters

  1. Publisher's Foreword
  2. Author's Foreword
  3. Contemporary Man and his Capability to Solve the Social Problem
  4. Capitalist Democracy
  5. Socialism and Communism
  6. Islam and The Social Problem
  7. Islam’s Position Towards Freedom and Social Assurance

First published on al-islam.org.

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