lives according to the teach-
ings of the Qur'an will also
try to see in the activity of
shopping the good that
Allah has created and the mean-
ing behind things that happen. For him,
shopping is not aimless wandering but the op-
portunity to supply him and his family with what he
needs. Shopping will certainly not take him away from per-
forming the service he owes to Allah. Allah commands believers in
the Qur'an:
Restrain yourself patiently with those who call on their Lord
morning and evening, desiring His face. Do not turn your eyes
from them, desiring the attractions of this world. And do not
obey someone whose heart We have made neglectful of Our
remembrance and who follows his own whims and desires
and whose life has transgressed all bounds. (Surat al-Kahf: 28)
Abeliever who goes shopping will keep the following in mind:
Allah has created various foods, clothing and many other blessings
for believers. But in many countries, because of unemployment,
poverty or conflict, people cannot find anything to eat. Although
living in countries with lots of resources, there are people who are
too poor to buy what they need. These things are all under Allah's
control and there is a reason for the amount of provision that Allah
chooses to give people. Allah draws our attention to this in the
Qur'an:
Harun Yahya
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