The Backgrounds That Can Contribute to Realizing Economic Jihad in the Constitution

The Constitution counts as the most important factor that determines the courses of political, economical, social and cultural movements in the country. In the Constitution, the general principles governing public order in the society and the bonds between people are con figured in the form of a mutual relationship based on ‘right and obli gation’, where practicing them would lead to values and norms that have been taken into account as ideals and objectives in the Con stitution. In order to explain the legal backgrounds for economical Jihad, it is necessary that the existing factors that can contribute to realizing economic Jihad be identified by studying and analyzing the Constitution, specially its economic principles. So, the main ques tion in this article is “what are the backgrounds that can contribute to realizing the economic Jihad?” The Constitution is the instrument for designing and implementing the economic system in the country, specifying the broad outlines of the planned movement in specific situations and conditions, including Jihad-like ones. It follows that economic requirements as specified in the Constitution can be ex plained on two levels: The first level includes objectives including economic and social justice, human dignity and economic indepen dence for the achievement of which economic Jihadists should work hard. The second one sets out the strategies as intended by the Constitution- including social cooperation, acquiring knowledge and fostering a spirit of initiative and innovation, public supervision and social monitoring- the achievement of which requires Jihadists to achieve the objectives set out in the first level.