Food insecurity amid COVID-19 lockdowns: the phenomenology of Prophet Yūsuf ’s food security model

Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2021) Food insecurity amid COVID-19 lockdowns: the phenomenology of Prophet Yūsuf ’s food security model. IIUM Journal of Religion and Civilisational Studies, 4 (2). pp. 1-19. E-ISSN 2637-112X

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Abstract

Food insecurity has been on the rise since the emergence of the first COVID-19 lockdown due to low income, unemployment, sickness and disability. This situation may snowball into a perpetual socio-economic crisis, triggering insecurity in health care and political instability in the society. For instance, the COVID-19 lockdown has affected access to food kitchens, food banks, school lunch programmes and other social food initiatives for the needy and poor in the society. Food insecurity deeply affects people without a stable job, single mothers with limited income and unemployed heads of households with young children. Against these backdrops, this study explores the phenomenological interpretation of Quranic exegeses on Prophet Yūsuf’s food security strategy and action plan. The study has found that modern Islamic socio-economic principles are congruent with the food security model of Yūsuf (a.s.) in terms of even distribution of wealth and avoiding wastage and hoarding of essentials, except for protecting the interests of the people and the market. The study extracts and interpolates Prophet Yūsuf’s food security model to modern Muslim societies.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Food insecurity, COVID-19 lockdown, Yūsuf model, phenomenology interpretation.
Subjects:	BPH Islamic Economics > BPH104 Islam and poverty BPH Islamic Economics > BPH72 Economic development. Growth. Sustainable development. Sustainability BPH Islamic Economics > BPH830.3 Social systems. Urban groups. Cities and towns. Sustainable urban development
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh
Depositing User:	Dr. Saheed Abdullahi Busari
Date Deposited:	23 Dec 2021 08:54
Last Modified:	27 Dec 2021 09:18
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/94949

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