منهج الإسلام في تحقيق الأمن الغذائي و مكافحة المجاعة

الملخص EN

Fighting against poverty and hunger and achieving food security for mankind is not only a fundamental demand of each State, but also a basic goal for the international community to access especially at this critical time which is characterized by global economic recession and major financial crisis that endanger or jeopardize the safety and stability of the world and leave millions of poor and hungry people struggling for a source of income which provide them with basic food and security.

This research addresses the causes of widespread of hunger, poverty and food shortages in many contemporary societies.

It clarifies how Islam deals with these hot issues that cause troubles for millions of people according to statistics of international organizations working in this field.

The research plan consists of: introduction, three pivotal parts, conclusion, and recommendations.

The introduction covers the importance of research, its objectives, the research plan and previous studies.

In part one, the meaning of famine, its various names, consequences and reasons that stand behind and the concept of food security in Islam and man made economics are verified and clarified.

In part two, Positive impacts of lack of food and negative influence of its surplus or abundant are highlighted.

In part three, causes of the spread of famine, Islamic legislations as tools that reduce or contribute to solutions for this matter from Islamic and economic perspectives are extensively discussed.

Finally the researcher summarizes the research results and presents some important recommendations of interest.