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When the World Becomes the Goal and God Is Forgotten
In the Qur’an, Allah makes a promise not a metaphor, not poetry, but a law of existence:
“And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out, and will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah—He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has set a measure for all things.”
This promise stands like a lighthouse in an age drowned by desire.
We live in a time where success is measured in numbers—bank balances, followers, possessions, and visibility. The human being is no longer valued for what he is, but for what he shows. Modesty has become weakness, silence has become irrelevance, and patience is considered failure.
People wake up each morning not asking:
“What does Allah want from me today?”
but:
“How much more can I gain today?”
And yet, despite unprecedented wealth, anxiety has become global. Minds are crowded, hearts are empty, and souls are restless. The more the world is chased, the faster it escapes.
The Prophet ﷺ described this inner collapse with startling clarity:
“Whoever wakes up with the world as his greatest concern, Allah scatters his affairs, places poverty before his eyes, and he receives nothing of the world except what was written for him.
And whoever wakes up with the Hereafter as his concern, Allah gathers his affairs, preserves his matters, places richness in his heart, and the world comes to him humbled.”
This is not merely a warning—it is a diagnosis of human psychology.
Material obsession does not bring abundance; it brings fragmentation. Life becomes scattered. Desires multiply. Fear never leaves. Even wealth tastes bitter because the heart is never full.
True poverty, Islam teaches, is not the absence of money—it is the absence of contentment.
Modern man believes that success is achieved by total control: controlling image, income, influence, and outcomes. Tawakkul (trust in Allah) is quietly replaced by self-worship.
But the Qur’an reminds us gently yet firmly:
“Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose.”
Not you. Not your strategy. Not your manipulation.
Allah does not deny effort—but He denies arrogance. He does not forbid ambition—but He forbids replacing Him with ambition.
One of the great ironies of materialism is that people destroy their ethics for provision that is already written.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“No soul will die until it has completed its provision and its lifespan.”
So why the desperation?
Why the dishonesty?
Why the sleepless nights and moral compromises?
Allah warns:
“And do not stretch your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to some categories of them—the splendor of worldly life—by which We test them.”
What looks like success may be a test. What looks like delay may be mercy.
The Qur’an does not promise wealth to everyone—but it promises a way out to the God-conscious.
“Whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out.”
A way out of confusion.
A way out of fear.
A way out of moral compromise.
A way out of despair.
Taqwa realigns life. It restores balance. It teaches the heart to desire what lasts, not what shines.
Islam does not ask us to abandon the world—it asks us to stop worshipping it.
The paradox of faith is this:
When you chase the world, it humiliates you.
When you chase Allah, the world comes—humbled.
Not necessarily richer in possessions, but richer in peace.
Not louder in success, but deeper in meaning.
In an age of noise, Islam calls for stillness.
In an age of greed, it calls for trust.
In an age of showing off, it calls for sincerity.
The Qur’anic promise still stands. It has not expired. The problem is not that Allah no longer gives—it is that hearts no longer trust.
Perhaps success was never meant to be loud.
Perhaps provision was never meant to be chased.
Perhaps peace was always meant to be found—not earned.
And perhaps, once again, humanity needs to remember:
“And whoever relies upon Allah—He is sufficient for him.”
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