I recorded a podcast episode on this topic, covering issues such as looking at causes of misery in the world, mainly looking at famine and poverty, what causes these things to happen, how much of a hand human beings actions have in causing it and why so many people blame Allah (swt). InshaAllah if/when I feel well enough, I need to post it on youtube as well as share the link here.
I ran out of space on my device so didn't have time to include the following talking points:
- How Umar (ra) dealt with a famine by promptly sending supplies and refused to eat anything other than famine relief rations himself until the crisis was over
- How Mutasim (may Allah be pleased with him) sent an army to fight the Romans in order to defend one oppressed Muslima
- Climate change: how modern consumerism in Capitalist societies has led to destruction of habitats, wastefulness in food production AND malnutrition related diseases even in the world's wealthiest economies
- We've been ideologically duped to think there's a "wealth creation" problem when in fact the problem is "wealth distribution" which will never be solved under Capitalism
Maybe I should do a part 2 recording? Cos' part of me feels it is incomplete without these talking points.
