Modern Muslims are no longer in need of the Good Book. They have technology, adequate resources and Peace Treaties to go off of. They have tons of resources available. Mental and Emotional Health is a top priority for the states and authorities of our day.
Even with wildfire ideas such as Communist Revolutions, Dystopian WorldViews and Faulty Immigration Policies, we still can cling to a sane view of the world. Through exiting out of our limited perspectives and giving religion it's proper due and credit, in the safest way possible. There are however, many biases that come from both the Ummah and The Mullahs of today's society. Sometimes, even from the people in our very own homes.
The Good Book is a great notion of an ever-lasting union with God. Sometimes, Unions fall apart so entire nations can be built. That in itself, is the most hope one can get in hopes of living in a free-world. But Democracy is not something that is covered in the Good Book. Thus, one can assert that God's interests are not tied up to the well-being of sovereign nations, but instead completely devoted to the Tyranny that keeps God on his Throne.
And while Good Muslims are not to sin against God, or fall out of the natural order of Good; they are required to place their priorities in the right order. While God gives us Security in provisions, if we obey his Command, he also pushes us to become the best versions of ourself. In the modern world, Religion is detached from the Political, Economic and Social Structures that regulate our lives. On top of that, there is the notion of Ambition and Self Actualization; a concept that can't even be placed on a scale of Good and Evil, because both terms are inherently inclusive of both Good and Evil. Everyone's idea of self-Actualisation and Ambition is different. This is a topic, heavily discussed in the Poem "Paradise Lost"by John Milton.
There has been so many critiques of Paradise Lost, focusing simply on Man's Disobedience To God. However, there is so much more to the nature of God and where He can be found in our heart. For man y people, this Truth has to be balanced out with their need for Self-Actualization and Fulfilment of their Ambition.
Ayat-Ul-Kursi:
For those of you who know this Sura, you are well-aware that this is the most powerful Surahs in the Quran. Yet, when you examine Ayat-Ul-Kursi upclose, and get into a discussion of it, the Surah begins to unfold it's layers like an onion. Ayat-Ul-Kursi is a great anti-didactic to what the current world is facing; affliction of the mind due to a society mired in materialism.
This article will explain the meaning of Ayat-Ul-Kursi, it's origins, as well as the various Socio-Economic Cultural Forces that I have derived contending points from. In the end, whether we believe in Jesus or Allah, Muhammad or Mary, we are all accountable to explain ourselves to other people.
We do not own anything or anyone. God has knowledge of all things, seen and unseen.
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