Pembangunan Sumber Daya Manusia Sebagai Modal dalam Sistem Ekonomi Islam (Human Resources Development as Human Capital in Islamic Economic System)

Abstract

Poverty is a classical problem that becomes the biggest challenge in some muslim countries. In this case, the development of human resources in economic activities is most importance to increase production as national income. Based on several researches, the issues of human empowering and poverty alleviation has so far been neglected. Meanwhile, the number of poor families and unemployed people are still high in Indonesia, that is about 40 million people are poor and 30 million people are unemployed. The side inpact of this condition, there will be inertial inflation happening for long time, it means the distribution of salary itself is not enough for daily living cost. Actually, the growing of national income was influenced by human resources as unlimited capital and natural resources as limited capital. The major problem facing in the developing countries today, most population is staying under poverty alleviation with unhappy condition. The objective of Islamic Economic System is to build back future life in harmony (falah). The Development of Human Resources in Islamic Economic System would create skillful employment with good behaviour, making friendship among people and to be close to Allah (swt). The function of human capital becomes more productive if they have ability in various skill. They are also getting more advantages for themselves and their countries through labour market competition in globally. However, the Islamic concept of economic argues that the development of mankind as human capital continually accomplishment an appropriate supervision by goverment with good governance, clear and clean management. It will eventually solve the problem of poverty in the developing countries. The development of human resource capacities in Islamic perspective is an unlimited process. Absolutely, Allah (swt) motivated all mankind: “Verily never Will Allah change the condition of a people until they Change it themselves...,” (alQur`an, 13:11). The Prophet Muhammad (saw) also said: “Truly, Allah likes to see His servants work hard to earn a legitimate income” (al-Dailami).