Like in Christianity greed is a vice in Islam because a) it is an act of stark selfishness; b) it distorts and perverts one’s character. It makes one vain and arrogant; c) it makes one overly materialistic ; d) it leads to the spread of corruption in society ; d) it is the antithesis of sharing and giving; and e) it undermines a person’s love for God and subverts values such as justice, fairness and compassion.
In the Qur’an, the embodiment of greed is Qarun (28:76-82; 29: 39) who was preoccupied with the accumulation of wealth and riches, and cared little for his fellow human beings or for God.
Islam and Christianity concur on this fundamental belief: that the human being cannot serve both God and greed at the same time. If we choose God then we should declare war on those structures and attitudes that allow greed to breed in contemporary civilization. As Muslims and Christians we should write, speak, organize and mobilize against greed. In this monumental struggle we should work with people of other faiths and those who may not belong to a particular faith community. The war against greed is putting into action God’s eternal message: Believe in God and do good.
For more: GOD OR GREED ? A MUSLIM VIEW
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