It is noteworthy that Arvind Kejriwal in his recent interview to IBN Janasatta-TV, referred to the Constitution of India and humanism as his ideal basis and guideline. This is something everyone of us dreamt of. The shattered dreams of our freedom fighters and authors of the Constitution find a hope in the rise of Kejriwal and his party and its promise of swaraj and suraj, with decentralisation of power to people.
We agree most of the problems facing humanity today, from health disorders, inflation and unemployment to social problems like rising rates of crime and corruption, etc. find their root in our ‘shift from spirituality to materialism.’
The rot in the morals and ethics, which should have been the backbone of our thinking, preaching and practice, is broken to pieces even while ‘prohibition’ of alcohol, as thought out by the Father of Nation is put down by almost all states, on grounds of loss of funds to the government exchequer. Ultimately, it implies ‘government by the money, for the money and of the money’, as we see the world over today.
If everybody believes “…then shall anyone who has done an atom’s weight of good, see it!; and anyone who has done an atom’s weight of evil shall see it (Surah Zilzal: 7-8)”, how can there be any rise of crime or corruption graph anywhere?
The traditional belief of jaisa karega, waisa bharega (as you sow, so you reap), is mentioned more casually than the serious consequences it bears on our lives, both at individual and collective levels. When you go a bit deeper into it, this implies the absolute truth behind karma siddhaanta and belief in the Day of Judgement as mentioned in all divine scriptures. Obviously, ‘reaping’ part does not refer merely to consequences in this material world alone, as here we find criminals and sinners going unpunished, rather rewarded, while many innocents persecuted in spite of their benevolence.
‘…. And He (Allah) has set up the Balance (of Justice); in order that ye may not transgress (due) balance. (Qur’ān -55:7-8)’. It is clear that ‘balance’ referred here is not only of ‘measure’, but also of ‘justice’ and of ‘nature’ or ‘environment’.
We conclude the balance of ‘justice’, and in ‘nature’ as observed, is not complete without the inevitable and undeniable hereafter, with reward and punishment, in view of reasoning above.
Let it not be too late when we realise, remember and be aware, against machinations of devil, an avowed and open enemy of man, of the reality of death, the unwelcome, unavoidable guest and destroyer of “fools’ paradise on earth” and prepare ourselves for accountability in the hereafter.
As Prophet Isa said, “We should ‘cross the bridge of life from here to hereafter and do not build on it.”
Thus, rise of materialism, crime and corruption, can be contained only with a strong ‘belief in reward and punishment in the hereafter’ and establishment of the fair Islamic divine law i.e. ‘welfare-state by the Lord of people, for the Lord of the people and of the Lord of the people’.