Selangor Leader Pushes Quranic Code as New Framework for Global Economy

The World Quran Convention 2025 opened with a message that quickly set the tone for the two-day gathering: economic resilience, Selangor’s Chief Minister Amirudin Shari said, is not merely a development goal but a religious mandate.

Speaking to participants from across Malaysia and abroad, Amirudin warned that the Muslim community would struggle to fulfill its collective obligations without stronger economic foundations. “Without economic strength,” he said, “we cannot achieve what Allah wants us to achieve as a community.”

His remarks — widely circulated in Malaysian media — framed WQC 2025 as a crucial moment for reflection and recalibration. The chief minister described the convention as a “mandate for Muslims to build economic strength,” urging policymakers, institutions and businesses to anchor their strategies in values drawn from the Quran.

Those values, he noted, include compassion, justice, humility and service, principles he argued should guide both governance and economic decision-making. In an era marked by global uncertainty and widening inequality, Amirudin’s comments resonated with attendees who see economic weakness not only as a financial problem but as a moral and social one.

The convention — which received international media coverage — brought together scholars, economists, policymakers and civil society representatives to examine how Quranic teachings can inform solutions to contemporary challenges, including poverty, governance, and financial resilience.

Amirudin’s speech underscored a growing conversation in many Muslim-majority societies: how to link economic capacity with ethical responsibility. His call suggested that economic strength alone is insufficient unless supported by institutions grounded in Quranic ethics and committed to protecting the vulnerable.

As conversations unfolded at WQC 2025, the chief minister’s message echoed over the wider debates: that the Muslim world cannot hope to advance on economic strength alone, nor rely solely on moral aspiration without the institutions to carry it. True progress, he suggested, lies in the difficult space where material capability and ethical conviction reinforce one another — a balance that many participants acknowledged remains unfinished work. Yet, for a gathering built on reflection and renewal, it was a reminder that the path forward will demand both discipline and vision.