Can humans fairly compensate other humans for the work they do? No. Absolutely not. God knows that the answer to that question is a hard no.

So… why do we pretend like the world has to offer only a certain amount to certain people, and to others, apparently the world’s weight in gold isn’t enough for them to properly appreciate their value?

See… there’s this thing called capitalism that seems acceptable to this era’s people. I’m not saying that other systems like communism or socialism are better than capitalism. It’s just that: every single time, undoubtedly every single era has this major problem with how people value other people. And it really sucks. I despise it.

Don’t you find it loathsome how some people are given all they want with the flick of a finger while others have to spend thirty five years or more trying to figure out what they even desire to be given? This is why I say a human person could never correctly estimate the value of another human person. I haven’t really considered how this philosophical approach might work when it comes to estimating the sheer monstrous evil that some individuals are not only capable, but also willing to do. Even so, I’m reminded of how Allah swt instructed Prophet Moses to utter lenient words to the scum of the earth of his time, Pharaoh:

It is horrific how we’ve been made to think that we need to “earn” our right to live, as if it isn’t something that happens naturally. This earth is abundant, yet we’ve been forced to believe that we need to be stuck in stifling cubicles for some 50 long years before we see the world for our eyes. This reality rings true for most people today who live in countries run by people who don’t care for people. Even worse is that people who come from less fortunate countries (which we like to refer to as third world) look up to this. God knows the terrors they’ve had to endure because the fact that they desire the cubicle lifestyle is very telling.

I’m sure there are people who genuinely see no fault in working this way. I’m certain there exists at least one person who’d balk at what I’m saying in this article. I don’t think I’d be the best of friends with this pure realist. And that’s not to say that this type of person is uninteresting in the their thinking. It’s just that… I tend to gravitate more towards the idealists. Maybe because I am one. To this person I’d say: I definitely don’t think that people were born to feed the insatiable appetite of our political system, but to each their own.

I believe that Islam as a political system would make the current world we live in a much better place. For some people, that’s a crazy sentence to read and really consider. But when we, as muslims who live in the western world, take a hard look at the politics we exist within, we see nothing but a game of “Which Side Can Get Better at Hypocrisy and Milking the Masses Out of Their Will to Live?” It’s exhausting. I’m exhausted. Please, we need to do better. We can do better.

This isn’t a call to action for the Muslims of the western world to overthrow their governments. It’s more so a gentle message to every Muslim out there. If you’re reading this, please change yourself for the better. Do at least one thing that Allah and His Messenger would be proud of. Say a lenient word to your opponent and don’t just attack. There isn’t one Muslim who could say that they’re satisfied with how they are. If they are able to say that, then I fear this person is overconfident with themselves and how Allah subhanahu wa’tala views them, which is a state the Muslim should make duaa against.

And with that, I’d like to end this piece with love and peace for all.

P.S: I started a podcast. The first episode is up. The podcast is very obviously called “you are not here for you.” Duh! Sorry. It is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. If you do decide to listen, I apologize in advance for my meek voice. Okay, that is all.

فِي أَمَانِ اللَّهِ