13.5 Yadda Jari-hujjar Jari-hujja (Capitalism) Ke Lalata Gamsuwa
13.5 How Capitalism Destroys Contentment
Qana'a (gamsuwa da abin da Allah ya raba wa mutum) rashi ne da ba a cika ganinsa ba a zamaninmu. Me ya sa?
Contentment (qana`a) is a lost virtue in our times. Why?
Ana ci gaba da sanya mu cikin tunani ta hanyar duniyar jari-hujja ta zamani cewa mu ne masu mallakar makomarmu. Abin da kawai ke raba mu da nasara da arziki shi ne ƙoƙarinmu, sha'awarmu da himmarmu, kamar yadda ake gaya mana. Ra'ayoyin ƙaddarar Allah da rabon arziki ba su shiga cikin hoton ko kaɗan ba. Saboda haka mutane ba za su taɓa samun gamsuwa ba, domin suna dogara ga kansu duk da gaskiyar cewa dukanmu muna da rauni, kuma Allah ne yake yanke hukunci.
We are constantly being conditioned by the modern capitalistic world to see ourselves as masters of our own destiny. All that separates us from success and riches is our own effort and passion and drive, so we are told. The concepts of Allah’s decree and apportionment are nowhere in the picture. So people can never be content because they rely on themselves despite the reality that we are all impotent and it is Allah who decides.