format_quote Originally Posted by
CuriousonTruth
I think this is a case of power abuse rather than religion. People who are in a position of power may develop psychopathic traits and abuse the position they are in. This problem is in all societies.
I think that is where you are wrong as well. In the time of the prophets and sahaba when a man was entrusted with the wealth of the people and an evil man came in and said we can take a little bit...and return it later or they wouldn't know...I don't know which part of it is the correct one...point is...at that time when a person was entrusted with power and wealth and feared Allah (religion came in factor) and avoided temptation.
YOU CANNOT SEPARATE religion with anything in life and if you do, even one part of it that is called "Secularism." Islam is the way of life period! From the time you wake up from bed, how to sleep, way to sleep, how to dress, how to groom your body, how to enter washroom, how to leave washroom, how to drink water, how to eat, how to exercise, how to study, how to interact with family and friends, how to deal with trust of people, how to guard your tongue, how to deal with politics, how to have sex with your wife or how to have sex with your husband, how to treat your wife, how to treat your husband, how to treat your son, how to treat your daughter, how to treat your neighbor, how to treat strangers, how to open an organization, how to study, way of study, how to interact with your teacher, how the teacher interact with the students, how to handle a person who dies, how to bury a male, how to bury a female, how to interact with animals, how to do hajj, how to fast, how to zakaat, how to travel, how to deal with patience, how to be patient, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.