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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Islamic Piety and the Issue of Wealth The Islamic worldview Islam, as I understand it, is a comprehensive religion that concerns both materialistic and spiritualistic aspects of life. It calls human beings to that which will give them a new life[^1] ; a life that is good and pure[^2] . It helps the faithful believers to set their preferences pattern in such a state that a balance is secured between all real human needs.

It never has human beings leave the world and its affairs for the Hereafter; on the contrary, Islam considers the current life as a farm for the Hereafter[^3] and says: “those who were blind in this world, will be blind in the Hereafter, and yet further and more astray from the road.”[^4] There is no monasticism in Islam as practiced in a monastery[^5] , instead its monasticism is a permanent effort to serve the people selflessly and to create wealth seeking the Lord's countenance and detaching oneself from worldly desires[^6] .

As a Muslim loves God he loves all creatures and considers them one by one as a sign of Him and part of His kingdom created for a transcendental aim. The Qur’an describes the true Muslims as the following: “Men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth, (With the thought): Our Lord!

Not for naught Hast Thou created (all) this!” Thus he eagerly endeavors to approach nature to understand it perfectly and to cooperate with it righteously in order to direct its power toward excellent goals– not to harm it to satisfy his desires selfishly.

Therefore, the concept of the direction of nature in the Islamic view does not necessarily match with what Alex Campbell says[^7] of removing all natural barriers and human norms and substituting artificial, fabricated equivalents for natural processes. Instead, it means creating a lovely relationship between human beings (as vicegerent of God) and nature (as their realm) leading to companionship and accomplishment.

This process of leadership and conquering should satisfy human needs, supporting human dignity and sustainable development, which enables individual human beings and communities to achieve their aspirations and full potential over a sustained period of time. Monotheism (Tawhid), the belief in the oneness and the unity of God, is the pivotal pillar of the Islamic worldview.