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The Daily Sustenance (Rizzq) Distribution System (DSDS): Eradicating Scarcity and Engineering Community Wealth through Velocity of Circulation

Abstract

Humanity is currently navigating a transformational era marked by deep, interconnected crises spanning political discourse, social cohesion, and moral understanding. The contemporary global economic paradigm is fundamentally paralyzed by a hoarding mentality generates severe artificial scarcity, resulting in unparalleled levels of hunger, anger, crime, and psychological despair globally (Stiglitz, Sen, & Fitoussi, 2009). The "smart city" agendas proposed by the applied sciences prioritize sensors and digitalization, yet fatally ignore the "Human BIOS", the innate biological, psychological, and spiritual operating system of human beings that demands mutual recognition and solidarity. This manuscript introduces the Daily Sustenance (Rizzq) Distribution System (DSDS), the core economic engine of Alam Happy Town (AHT). Moving beyond mere monetary exchange, this system operationalizes the Islamic concept of Rizzq (holistic sustenance, encompassing food, goods, knowledge, aesthetics, and finance) through a daily downward circulation mechanism. Residents are mandated to divide their daily profit or savings (not total earnings) into three parts, distributing one-third to neighbors with lesser surplus. This paper meticulously details the mechanical implementation of DFDS, the psychological development of giving, the boundless spending liberty of the receiver under the "Zero-Balance Rule," and the rigorous social accountability protocols required to maintain the system. By aggressively synthesizing modern well-being economics, the social determinants of health, and philosophical anthropology (the dialogical self and theories of recognition), and this research demonstrates that forcing the daily velocity of Rizzq establishes profound social solidarity, cures scarcity trauma, and mathematically engineers AHT into the wealthiest, most secure community in the world within three months.

Keywords

Sustenance, Rizzq, DSDS, Eradicating Scarcity, Engineering Community, Wealth Circulation

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