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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Fixed and Variable Aspects of Islamic Legislation Man and Materialistic Civilization Allah, the Most High said: "But followed after them a succession who negl-ected prayers and they followed lust,…" Holy Qur'an (Maryam 19: 59) "…and hinder (others) from the path of Allah and seek it to be crooked; these are in errors far away (from the right path)." Holy Qur'an (Ibrahim 14 : 3) "And when it is said unto them, `make you not mischief in the earth' say they, `Verily we are only the well-doers.' Beware!

Verily, they are the mischief-mongers but they perceive (it) not." Holy Qur'an (Baqara 2: 11) "O you who believe!

Respond you to Allah and to His Apostle (Muhammad) when He calls you to that which gives you life; …" Holy Qur'an (Anfal 8: 24) "He it is Who sends down unto His Servants signs manifest, so that He may bring you out of the darkness (of infidelity) into the light (of faith):…" Holy Qur'an (Hdid 57: 9) "…I desire naught but reform what I am able to (do)…" Holy Qur'an (Hud 11: 88) In these verses, the Holy Qur'an discusses about man's ideological and mental frame under the Jahiliyya society, the society of materialistic civilization.

The Qur'an warns him of falling into that abyss, exhorting: "…O mankind! Your rebellion is against your own selves…" Holy Qur'an (Yunus 10: 23) The Qur'an warns man that he will definitely reap the fruits of his evil deeds and straying from the right path and sends a word of caution that man should not meakly obey his base desires nor deviate from the straight way, the way of divine guidance.

A number of passages reiterate this signal: "who neglected prayers", "they followed lust", "and hinder (others) from the path of Allah", "and seek it to be crooked", "when it is said unto them, make you not mischief in the earth", "say they: `Verily we are only the well-doers'", "Beware! Verily, they are the mischief-mongers", " but they perceive (it) not." Studies and analysis on contemporary materialis-tic societies reveal those facts clearly, exposing this deep seated disease.

This is a disease of base desires, deviation and abnormal behaviour whose manifesta-tions have appeared on the formation of modern materialistic civilization to an extent that serves as a warning of imminent collapse. The followers of the same sick civilization work day and night to sell it to the Islamic world as a substitute for the noble Islamic project.