Around
the globe, the majority of people are among the oppressed. They are tortured, butchered, and live in abject
poverty, are homeless, are forced to live their lives unprotected from the
elements and they suffer lack of medical care. Helpless, malnourished,
defenseless innocent children are forced to work for money.
Countless
people live in fear for their lives anxious about their survival, in a world in
the midst of whose poverty and oppression, there is also immense extravagance,
privilege and wealth. Only being conscientious will channel resources and power
towards the welfare of the poor and desperate. It is only the believers who
constantly live by their consciences.
Those
adverse conditions were created in the first place by hatred, malice, self-interest, indifference and cruelty and
therefore must be undone by love, compassion, mercy, generosity, unselfishness,
sensitivity, tolerance, commonsense and wisdom. In one verse, Allah (swt)
refers to the Qur'an's feature of leading mankind out of darkness into light.
... A light has come to you from Allah and a Clear Book. By it, Allah
guides those who follow what pleases Him to the ways of peace. He will bring
them from the darkness to the light by His permission, and guide them to a
straight path.
(Surat al Ma'ida: 15-16)
As
you read this passage, millions of people are suffering, are cold and hungry,
or facing expulsion from their
homelands. For this reason, people who have consciences need to think about
this, and act to solve those troubles as if they themselves or their loved ones
were facing them.
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