Responsibilities of Official Posts and Resources: In Islamic Perspective

Every organization and institution has its own rules and regulations for the employs to run it successfully but Islam presents its very different and broad concept. According to the teachings of Islam everything belongs to almighty Allah and man on earth is not more than a vicegerent. Whatever post and resources he gets here, are not his private properties but considered as „amanah’ (deposit) and on the Day of Judgment all the concerned authorities will be accountable to almighty Allah. Thus, the people involves in it need to be much careful in performing their responsibilities. This paper highlights the teachings of Islam related to the matter, analysis its impact on the society during early Islamic era and clearly reflects its need to uplift the society.