The Quest of a Curious Muslim

The Quest of a Curious Muslim — Page 45

45 the society avoids these pitfalls and provides an environment—a social climate—for the growth of humans, both for worldly progress as well as spiritual progress. As Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rh puts it, in the Islamic social climate, “excitement, exhilaration, intense sensual experiences and explosive raptures are bartered for peace, tranquillity, equilibrium, growing sense of security, nobility and contentment, which as a reward per se is the noblest of all rewards”. 25 It is indeed hard to find examples of societies where dancing, alcohol, drugs, and other vain pursuits, are given a free hand, and yet they are advancing in spirituality and devotion to God. In fact, at the individual level, the opposite is true. As these pursuits become more and more prevalent in some societies, the further away they are turning from God.