To live in this age of (post-) modernity means as above mentioned, to walk the path of pure religion, upright, seeking Allah Almighty's pleasure only. It does not mean be involved in hatred or seeking to reduce Allah's mercy (raHma) towards other human beings.
Concerning the validity of some 'modern apearances', our contemporary, Nasser Gazi commented on this and said:
This is this a difficult question and "one which would be hard to generalise on. It is clear that we cannot go back to the Middle Ages or to convert the world (both East and West) into some traditionally oriented society. What can be done is to try and trace the traditional doctrines back to their metaphysical roots, and thence try and apply them anew. Each aspect of modernism would have to examined individually in the light of this.
Moreover, it is not the 'modern appearances' which are in question, but that what underlies the appearances that matter. Not everything that is modern is anti-traditional."
Moreover, it is not the 'modern appearances' which are in question, but that what underlies the appearances that matter. Not everything that is modern is anti-traditional."
What man has lost is immensely much, and what he has gained through the process of modernisation is flimsy in comparison, but to mention a few areas:
- a certain amount of freedom (?!) - mostly diverting towards negative individualism and consumerism for the 'fortunate few' in this world;
- the rule of law - even when those man-made laws often discriminate against the poor and downtrodden, and seem to be more a charade than real;
- human rights - f. ex. publicly denouncing inhumane treatment of prisoners, but always ignoring the human responsibilities especially towards the Master of Creation.
- a certain level of freedom of speech - when inside the given frames of what is 'politically correct'; so for example very little criticism of Zionism,
- a certain standard of health care, but which is eroding in the West.
- the rule of law - even when those man-made laws often discriminate against the poor and downtrodden, and seem to be more a charade than real;
- human rights - f. ex. publicly denouncing inhumane treatment of prisoners, but always ignoring the human responsibilities especially towards the Master of Creation.
- a certain level of freedom of speech - when inside the given frames of what is 'politically correct'; so for example very little criticism of Zionism,
- a certain standard of health care, but which is eroding in the West.