About The Book

Islam is deen al-fitr, it means, the natural transaction with Allah, the science of living in this world of forms. Islam means submission to Allah, which implies the non-submission to anything other than Him. This is the radical freedom of the Muslim. Living in Islam teaches to the Muslim that the transformation of the social medium, in its authentic sense, is only possible by the transformation of the self, and what is more important, with the permission of the One who has created and governs the world: Allah, may He be glorified, This is what makes the Muslim lose his fear of existence, because he only fears Allah. When he knows Allah in this way, the Muslim is able to understand that every act is worship of Allah. He knows that there is no separation between politics and the worship of Allah, nor between trade and worship of Him. In this state, the Muslim understands that he lives only by Allah and for Allah; he depends on and has confidence in Him. We ask Allah-ta'ala, to be a clear guidance to those who look for the way of Islam, that is able to illuminate their hearts. And blessings and peace on our beloved Prophet Muhammad, his Family and Companions.

About The Author

Umar Ibrahim Vadillo was born in 1964. After attending the Augustinian College in Navarre he went on to study Agronomy at the University of Madrid. While still at university he embraced Islam. There followed a long period of study applying the commercial parameters defined in Islam’s founding legal document, Imam Malik’s Al-Muwatta, to modern financial practice. This led to his studies on Zakat, which implied the necessary use of the Islamic Gold Dinar and Silver Dirham. He has lectured extensively in various universities, notably in Morocco, Malaysia and Indonesia. His promotion of an Islamic real-wealth currency was adopted by Dr. Erbakan, Turkish Prime Minister of Turkey until deposed, as well as the late King Ḥasan II of Morocco who undertook to restore Zakat to its correct legal position, just before his death. Umar Ibrahim Vadillo’s study of Dinar-based finance was used as a working paper by Dr. Mahathir, Prime Minister of Malaysia. He is currently engaged in promoting the issue in Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan.