Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 48
49 excellence in the sight of your Lord, based on the faculties that He endowed you with, is only one and that is righteousness. Only he is nobler in the sight of God Almighty who is more righteous. But you have no knowledge of the sight of God. “So ascribe not purity to yourselves. He knows him best who is truly righteous. ” 13 Nobility depends solely on the fact how your deeds are measured by the sight of Allah. We do not know whether He looks at us with love or anger, therefore, one should not flaunt his nobility. This is just one example that I have cited here, but Islamic teaching is full of such admonitions and teachings; For example, Islam does not acknowledge anybody’s superiority merely on the basis of wealth. On the contrary, it says that the rich have no right on their wealth unless poverty is eradicated. The Holy Quran says: “And in their wealth was a share for one who asked for help and for one who could not. ” 14 In my view, the verse implies that no rich person is entitled to his wealth unless basic necessities of life are provided to every individual in the society. Once they have been provided, the rest is Allah’s grace which Islam does not prevent from spending appropriately and lawfully. Islam does not allow to lay five or six meals on your table while the neighbour is starving. Thus, no people as a nation, is superior to any other in