THE IMPORTANCE OF FRUGALITY AND HALAL CONSUMPTION IN FORMING CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIONS IN CREATING A BETTER WORLD
This paper discusses the methods and ideas of Imam Bediuzzaman regarding humanity’s happiness and harmony. His work is framed within the context of Tauhid (Divine Unity) which constitutes the background of his entire system of thought. The purpose of one’s life is to worship Allah and to seek His love. He argues that man is given faculties to discover Allah’s attributes that are manifested in the universe in different kinds of forms. So worshipping Allah takes many different forms too. To be thankful is one of them. The measure of thanks is contentment, frugality and grateful. While the measure of ingratitude is greed, wastefulness and extravagance; it is disrespect; it is eating whatever one comes across, whether lawful or unlawful. Frugality expresses thanks: man is made of a body and a soul, although he would satisfy his body with essential needs, his soul needs to be grateful to God for His bounties, especially food. This paper will highlight the idea of being frugal and consumin
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