The Qur’an An Abiding Wonder
The Qur’an: The Book of God
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But Marx’s enormous popularity does not change
the fact that his work is little better than a collection
of glaring contradictions. For example, Marx
considers the existence of class as the root of all evil
in the world. According to his philosophy, class
distinction is derived from the system of private
ownership, and the control exercised by the
bourgeoisie over the means of production enables
them to plunder the lower labouring class.
The solution prescribed by Marx consisted of
confiscating the properties of the capitalist class and
putting them under the administration of the
labouring class. Thus, he claimed, a classless society
would come into being. But herein lies the basic
flaw in Marx’s philosophy. For what comes into
existence as a result of this transfer is not a classless
society, but a society in which one class takes over
where the other leaves off where one class
previously controlled the economy by virtue of
ownership, another class now controls it by virtue
of its right to administer. Marx’s so-called classless
society, was, in fact, one in which capitalist
ownership was replaced by communist ownership.
