Learning from the romans: prophetic-era insights for reconstructing Islamic civilization

Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan (2025) Learning from the romans: prophetic-era insights for reconstructing Islamic civilization. In: Islamic Civilisation as Saviour of Mankind: How to Reconstruct It from Accounting, Business, Economics and Finance Perspectives in 2025 KENMS Ibadah Camp. Sejahtera Consumerism, KENMS, IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 17-28. ISBN 978-967-26351-8-5

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Abstract

Purpose: This paper proposes a practical guideline for reconstructing Islamic civilisation by operationalising five civic virtues identified in the report linked to ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim. Scope and Objective: It reads the report within the Qurʾānic–Prophetic tradition and aims to translate its virtues into policy-relevant institutions aligned with maqāṣid al-sharīʿah and Prophetic governance. Methodology: The study undertakes a close textual analysis of Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 54:2898 with classical annotated commentary, lexical clarification, and triangulation with classical governance works on rights, hisbah, and public duties. It then performs an analytic mapping from each virtue to maqāṣid anchors and governance principles, followed by design implications. Results and Discussion: The analysis links forbearance, quick recovery, swift return after retreat, care for the vulnerable, and restraining rulers’ oppression to concrete instruments such as verified-speech protocols, shock-responsive social protection, pilot-then-scale policy labs, integrated zakat–waqf–state safety nets, and enforceable accountability mechanisms. Practical Applications: A concise table and checklist guide ministries, universities, and Islamic social finance bodies to set targets, design programmes, and monitor outcomes. Significance: The framework offers a values-true, context-sensitive path to civilisational renewal that honours Tawḥīdic epistemology while learning from observable virtues in others.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Maqāṣid al-sharīʿah; Prophetic governance; Civilisational reconstruction; Civic virtues.
Subjects:	BPH Islamic Economics BPH Islamic Economics > BPH830.3 Social systems. Urban groups. Cities and towns. Sustainable urban development D History General and Old World > DE The Mediterranean Region. The Greco-Roman World H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H51 History H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions > HC94 By region or country H Social Sciences > HS Societies secret benevolent etc > HS1355 Other societies
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Centre for Islamic Economics Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Economics
Depositing User:	Muhammad Irwan Ariffin
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2025 12:00
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2025 12:00
Queue Number:	2025-12-Q530
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/125171

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