Myth 8: Capitalism
But, why invent the myth of Pre-destiny in the first place? The answer lies in history, in another myth. The story is very interesting and worthy of attention.Before creating Man, God had already stocked provisions on Earth for his sustenance -air, water, light, heat, food, etc. God told Man that sustenance on Earth was to be available to all, free and readily. Mankind started their life on Earth in the socialistic atmosphere referred to by the Quran as Adam's Paradise -without any question of ownership. The situation was this:
'And ate satisfactorily whenever, wherever they
wanted.'
But, though air, water, light and heat were readily available, man had to toil to procure food from land. There were men who did not want to work hard and looked for ways to live off others. Their search culminated in the notion of private ownership of land. With that, 'Adam' (mankind) lost his 'Paradise' (peaceful, worry less coexistence). Sustenance was free and easily available no longer. Men became exploiters of fellow-men. The Earth became a hell. Now, there were rulers and the ruled, masters and workers, exploiters and the exploited. Human dignity was crushed under the owner-slave system!
'And ate satisfactorily whenever, wherever they
wanted.'
But, though air, water, light and heat were readily available, man had to toil to procure food from land. There were men who did not want to work hard and looked for ways to live off others. Their search culminated in the notion of private ownership of land. With that, 'Adam' (mankind) lost his 'Paradise' (peaceful, worry less coexistence). Sustenance was free and easily available no longer. Men became exploiters of fellow-men. The Earth became a hell. Now, there were rulers and the ruled, masters and workers, exploiters and the exploited. Human dignity was crushed under the owner-slave system!
The Quran's Proclamation
The myth of private ownership of land .-the primary source of sustenance for Man -remained accepted as fact for millennia but then the Quran made the earth-shaking proclamation:
'Everything in the heavens and on Earth belongs to Allah.'
'Everything in the heavens and on Earth belongs to Allah.'
Man's assertion of owning land is tantamount to playing God. Therefore, the entire mankind was told:
'So, do not put God in competition ... '
And, men were told to keep the earth (land) 'open and free for the needy.'
This great proclamation revolutionized humanity in an unprecedented manner. It uprooted the old myth of private ownership and founded human society anew. Consequently, Prophet Mohammed, on the occasion of the Last Pilgrimage, put it briefly but eloquently:
"Verily, time has come to the same as the day when
Allah created the heavens and the Earth."
That meant that sustenance was once again freely and readily available to all. But, once again, the lazy, parasitic, good-far-nothing men started working against this system and succeeded in gradually replacing it with the older, previous system of capitalistic oppression.
The following myth should explain and elaborate on these points further.
'So, do not put God in competition ... '
And, men were told to keep the earth (land) 'open and free for the needy.'
This great proclamation revolutionized humanity in an unprecedented manner. It uprooted the old myth of private ownership and founded human society anew. Consequently, Prophet Mohammed, on the occasion of the Last Pilgrimage, put it briefly but eloquently:
"Verily, time has come to the same as the day when
Allah created the heavens and the Earth."
That meant that sustenance was once again freely and readily available to all. But, once again, the lazy, parasitic, good-far-nothing men started working against this system and succeeded in gradually replacing it with the older, previous system of capitalistic oppression.
The following myth should explain and elaborate on these points further.
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