Contract of Employment (Service)
Contract of Employment (Service) Before discussing employment contracts, we need to discuss the concept of social justice and equity in Islam. Justice means fair dealing of all (whether Muslim or…
Hours and Conditions of Work
Hours and Conditions of Work Islam is of the view that worker should not be overburdened with work. If the worker is asked to work for more hours or work…
Unions and Collective Bargaining
Unions and Collective Bargaining The question of union legitimacy in Islamic discourse is quite crucial in that we do not find much reference to the concept of unions in Islamic…
Wages
Wages The Quran refers to hiring the services of Musa (AS) by Prophet Shuaib (AS) for a wage and also for a specified period of time, i.e., eight years (28:26–27).[1]…
Work Ethic and Islam
Work Ethic and Islam Work ethic is a combination of ideas and assumption about the necessity of work (why it should be done), people’s beliefs about this necessity of work,…
Labour Rights in the Quran and Sunnah
Labour Rights in the Quran and Sunnah There are five different words (used in Islamic sources) relevant to the concept of work, i.e., amal (عمل) , sa’y (سعی), fi’l (فعل)…
State Role in the Labour Markets
State Role in the Labour Markets Hisbah (ombudsman/market inspector) in Islamic law is the state institution which is established for enforcing what is ordained by Islam (Ma’aruf) and forbidding or…
Sources of Islamic Law
Sources of Islamic Law Labour relations or labour and employment law can be seen as part of Islamic economic law which has evolved through the development of Islamic law that,…
Introduction
Introduction Islam, derived from the Arabic root “Salema”, means peace, purity, submission, and obedience. Islam also means submission to the will of God and obedience to His law. Islam originated…
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments The nexus between religion and labour has invariably fascinated me. I read with profound interest the works of Hifzur Rahman Seoharvi, Manazir Ahsan Gilani, Mujibullah Nadvi, Nejatullah Siddiqui, and…