The Moral Vision
Finders, not Losers
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these losses, there is still one thing that no one can
take away from them. They may have lost worldly
wealth, but they are still possessors of great
spiritual wealth. The religion of Islam is still with
them, fully intact. They still have the final divine
scripture, preserved in its original state. They are
heirs of a Prophet whose teachings still retain the
vitality of the days when he first imparted them to
the world. What the Muslims have, then, is greater
than what they have lost. How strange that they
should feel their losses, mere trifles though they are,
and be unaware of the much greater treasure that
they still retain.
To say that the path to worldly progress is barred to
the Muslims is a highly debatable point. But even if
one goes along with the general consensus of
Muslim opinion and admits that it is, then still they
have the chance to excel in the next world, and
success there is better and more lasting than
worldly success. Why then should they be so
concerned about worldly loss, when they still have
access to the much greater gains available in the
hereafter?
