Or should I have asked: What's wrong with Muslims? or What's wrong with people living in Muslim Countries?
Let me explain.
I've been reading a lot of Islamic culture and history and things don't add up.Islam is a religion that also provides a set of rules on how to live your entire life. Everything is instructed by god (Allah) and your prophet so you should have the perfect instructions on how to succeed, live in harmony and peacefully.
Instead, I cannot find a single fully developed Muslim country in the world. Why?
The more I read about specific countries the more I start to discover all the problems that affect them.
Some common culprits are:
Intolerance with other religions or cultures (hate, dislike, confrontations, wars).
Underdevelopment (poverty is usually very high on most Muslim countries)
Peace is not the best quality of most Muslim countries (confrontations with other Muslims as well as with others)
Can anyone explain it to me?
Money and resources are not the only problem since Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey and others seem to have the resources but somehow cannot fully develop.
I'd like to see how a perfect and peaceful (secure and tolerant) Muslim Country would look like.
Hello/Salaam,
Generally, I am certain there are many things wrong with many Muslims, inclusive of myself
We do have the perfect instructions but following them wholly can be another matter.
One possible answer, we are in the age of great tribulation; some leaders and individuals aren't following or establishing Islam properly, in the life story of the prophet pbuh an example is the Madinah period when Islam was established, there was no intolerance although there were rules to be followed by all religions/cultures.
Underdevelopment,
http://www.strongestinworld.com/richest-muslim-countries/
On a positive note some of these countries try to help others but whether they are 'allowed' to help or not is another matter.
"This week, the United Arab Emirates offered assistance of $100 million while Qatar offered $5 million. India will not accept relief assistance from foreign governments for the flood-ravaged state of Kerala, the government has said, following offers of aid from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/india-decision-decline-foreign-aid-flood-relief-draws-053854085.html
Sometimes, we cause tribulations on ourselves by being close friends/having strong ties with those who oppose the perfect guidance and laws. Being negatively influenced, other times we may be able to influence positively. However, success is not in our hands ultimately, we are tested sometimes by being given less and rewarded for patience and steadfastness by being given more. The whole concept, of progression, in my understanding, is based on righteousness. When you start with yourself being accountable( the relationship with Allah) and perfect this, then it's becomes more easier to move with social relations, ...correct governance of a country. The Islamic values is the perfect ideal, when followed on how to live in a righteous way. Not only will you feel spiritually well as an individual, with abundance hope, attracting divine blessings, help of Angels etc, you'll be mentally sharp, insightful and fair to everyone. (understanding of events, situations will be far more perceptive, even when being led astray)
Having to be accountable on a daily basis, (at the start till the end of each day, and daily) enables you to be exceptionally merciful to others, (in some instances I was directed to videos whereby the parents of their murdered child publicly forgave the killers/murders - perhaps they were fearful and aware about the punishment for murderers in the the hereafter, hence wanted to forgive them in this world? Or, maybe it was due to a specific situation to show compassion because they fear both i.e the punishment for murderers in addition to rejecting Islam?)
The values are tremendous to be purposefully kind without seeking any kind of reward or having an 'ulterior' agenda, work well with others being healthy in mind, body and behavior, it's all by having a pure spiritual state or trying to achieve etc, perhaps this is why many aren't concerned with pursuing worldly wealth and progression. It takes away from their worship or comprises it in someway, or they focus more of building on their spiritual nature. That is their right, likewise some would try to do achieve it all using the strength of their spirituality/inner good nature to do as much good as possible. And, some would have comprised their deen and lost sight of the highest values and attainments truly possible, in steering their way back an eternal abode of everlasting peace and blessings.
Nevertheless, what's the point of achieving great amounts of wealth, greatest technological advancements, greatest forms of developments when good character and being morally upright is missing or compromised? What's the end result, for I believe that we are all aware for every action there is a consequence. If, a person and his friend gain wealth by robbery and killing another individual, do you really think they will both enjoy that wealth? Chances are whenever you are in friendship with a bad person doing wrong actions, you will both end up betraying each other/ one over the other. I think some believe it's karma......Similarly, (and yet differently) we believe in our good and bad actions having effects, whereby we will be rewarded for the good actions and punished for the bad. But, we don't necessarily live like feeling this way, sometimes we feel a great deal of closeness to our creator and it causes internal discomfort to do anything wrong to destroy the relationship with Him whom we love.
When prophet Isa (a.s) returns the glory of Islam will be established.
1. He will verify the right ideas about himself and deny the wrongs
2. He will encourage/guide people to worship Allah
3. He will establish the laws in the Quran/justice and peace will prevail
4. The false Messiah (who calls others to worship himself) and his system will be destroyed
If you live until then, you will surely see how a "perfect and peaceful" society will be
But, I really hope way before that happens your understanding changes, because none of us know for certainty when that time will be..,,:thumbs_up