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A sustainable way of life must not contradict human nature.
If they do, it is only a matter of time before people leave it.
Monasticism is a prime example.
If they do, it is only a matter of time before people leave it.
Monasticism is a prime example.
The monastic movement grew in Europe rapidly and was very intense.
Their interpretation of asceticism (Zuhd) meant a complete detachment from the world.
Their interpretation of asceticism (Zuhd) meant a complete detachment from the world.
Hermits (people practicing seclusion from society for religious reasons) would travel around and seduce children in to the lifestyle of monasticism.
Children who forsook their parents to become monks were held in high regard.
Children who forsook their parents to become monks were held in high regard.
The maceration of the body was the highest proof of moral excellence.
St Anthony had never, until old age, been guilty of washing his face.
St Macarius of Alexandria slept 6 months in a marsh, exposing his body to the stings of venomous flies.
St Anthony had never, until old age, been guilty of washing his face.
St Macarius of Alexandria slept 6 months in a marsh, exposing his body to the stings of venomous flies.
Eusbius carried 150lbs of iron and lived for 3 years in a dried up well.
A lot more examples exist from the monastic movement in Europe.
Did all that counteract the promiscuous and material lifestyle of the Romans? No. Because it was a lifestyle that contradicted human nature.
A lot more examples exist from the monastic movement in Europe.
Did all that counteract the promiscuous and material lifestyle of the Romans? No. Because it was a lifestyle that contradicted human nature.
In an attempt to rid the Romans of negative traits and characteristics, they achieved no change.
The Islamic perspective is different. The Arabians were both chivalrous & warlike in temperament. The Prophet ﷺdidn’t attempt to tone it down, rather it was channeled differently.
The Islamic perspective is different. The Arabians were both chivalrous & warlike in temperament. The Prophet ﷺdidn’t attempt to tone it down, rather it was channeled differently.
Their inborn generosity was also not toned down, rather it was channeled as a way to help the needy instead of being a means of feeding the ego.
He ﷺ wove the characteristics of the Arabs in to the fabric of Islam.
He ﷺ wove the characteristics of the Arabs in to the fabric of Islam.
Islam was taught as a new theory of life, while giving mankind a better alternative that didn’t contradict their nature.
Ibn Taymiyyah said “man agrees to give up a thing only when he is provided with a substitute thereof” (Iqtidā’-us-Sirāt-il-Mustaqīm)
Ibn Taymiyyah said “man agrees to give up a thing only when he is provided with a substitute thereof” (Iqtidā’-us-Sirāt-il-Mustaqīm)
Ibn Taymiyyah also said “Prophets are raised up to evolve and to improve human nature, and not to change it” (Kitāb-un-Nubuwwāt)
Roman Christianity did the opposite. It was trying to alter human nature, and produced nothing but a system that was beyond human endurance.
At first, it was accepted as a result of rejecting the pre-Christian Roman lifestyle.
At first, it was accepted as a result of rejecting the pre-Christian Roman lifestyle.
This is not a phenomenon exclusive to Roman Christianity.
This applies to other societies as well, such as communism and their denial of a Deity worthy of worship, etc.
This applies to other societies as well, such as communism and their denial of a Deity worthy of worship, etc.
Islam has solutions to every facet of life. This just makes me love this Deen even more - to know that nothing about it contradicts my nature, nor does it expose me to something outside of human endurance :)
