Islamic Manufacturing: Philosophy, PrinciplEs and Practices

 

Saiful Bahri Mohamed^1*, Abdul Hakim Abdullah^2*,Zanirah Wahab³, Radzuwan Ab Rashid⁴, Hurun Ain Ab. Rahman⁵, Alias Mohd⁶, Jailani Ismail⁷, Wan Asri Wan Ab Aziz⁸, Ramli Besar⁹

¹Assoc.Prof. Dr., Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, MALAYSIA, saifumoh@unisza.edu.my

²Assoc.Prof. Dr., Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, MALAYSIA, hakimabd@unisza.edu.my

³Mdm., Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, MALAYSIA,

⁴Dr., Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, MALAYSIA, radzuwanrashid@unisza.edu.mu

⁵Mdm., Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, MALAYSIA, huruna@gmail.com

⁶Dr., Kolej Universiti TATI, MALAYSIA, aliasmohd@tatiuc.edu.my

⁷Mr., Institut Teknologi Petroleum, MALAYSIA, zahrahadif@gmail.com

⁸Dr., Universiti Teknologi MARA, MALAYSIA, wanasri@gmail.com

⁹Mr., Kolej Komuniti Terengganu, MALAYSIA, ramli@kkktu.edu.my

*Corresponding author

 

Abstract

Malaysia has been practicing manufacturing practices brought by the west and east which aim purely for materialism. This phenomenon causes a variety of problems in the manufacturing sector in this country, such as the erosion of the humanity, environmental pollution and exploitation of human labor.  Manufacturing practices that are not based on the Islamic concept lead to many things that neither conform to sharia compliance nor suitable to the needs of the Muslim society. This study has two objectives. Firstly, to identify the principles of manufacturing from Islamic point of view. Secondly, to formulate a definition of Islam manufacturing as a fundamental procedure that can be used as a basis of manufacturing practices that abide to sharia, taharah, barakah and can eliminate shubhah. This qualitative study uses document analysis as its instrument. It involves inductive and comparative analysis of data generated from Islamic sources namely the Quran, hadith and Islamic scholars’ writing. This study found that the principles of Islam manufacturing are associated with owners, capitalization, staff, premises, equipment, materials, work processes, and product documentation. The study concluded that Islamic manufacturing is a balanced and integrated process of transforming the source of material which is syariah compliant, taharah and barakah towards the elimination of shubhah for the welfare of the community in this world and hereafter.

 

Keywords: Islamic Manufacturing,Halal Food, Islamic Manufacturing Practice