The Islamic approach seems to be very much the opposite.

The Islamic approach seems to be very much the opposite. Justice is the most desirable thing to be pursued in life, and it is attainable to the degree that shari’ah or divine law is carried out in society. The failure to experience justice is explained on the premise that there has been at some point a failure in carrying out shari’ah. Freedom and happiness are seen to be by-products, which appear when there is a sufficiently high level of justice.

There are three areas in which an individual can make a difference. The first is to act in favour of Islamic finances by encouraging Islamic banking and speaking out for the use of Muslim wealth to foster Islamic ideals. The second is to insinuate wherever possible Islamic beliefs and practices into Western institutions. The third is to meet secularized individuals with the invitation to Islam.

Some of the modes of secularism are mentioned below, but it must be remembered that others exist as well, and that all of them are basically the same thing, the product of mind manipulation which needs to be reversed. The reversal process entails the realization of the corresponding Islamic value and a strategy of activity to bridge over from the secular mentality to the Islamic one. The process thus uses the secular mode itself as an opportunity for presenting Islamic values.

They are not listed in a logical order below, nor are they categorized. The reality is that most of them will have to be met in every individual in the order in which they naturally arise.

Modes of Secularism |-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Secular Mode | Bridging activity | Corresponding Islamic Value | | Loss of distinction between the sexes | Right information on biology and Islamic law.

| Equality between the sexes | | Interest | Fostering of Islamic banking. Development of new strategies. | Islamic banking | | Commercial dress fashions | Discussion of principles of modesty and economy. Positive strategies such as self- or hand-production of clothing. | Islamic dress | | Alcoholic beverages | Information on the evils of alcohol. Development of a taste for alternative drinks.

| Non-fermented beverages | | Non-Islamic Music | Information on the harmful effects of rock and popular music.