We see, hear and feel the mess of kufr wherever we are, be it in Britain or in the Muslim world, where kufr laws are also implemented. To understand what has brought such a state of affairs about, it is necessary to have a clear comprehension of the way of thinking that produces it - i.e. the Capitalistic ideology, for it is this way of life that is propagated by Western nations and currently dominates the world. Even a brief look at its basic principles, exposes Capitalism to be a false and destructive means of resolving the problems faced by human beings.
The essence of the Capitalist creed lies in the separation of religion from lifes affairs, i.e. secularism. Thus, while it does not decisively reject nor affirm the notion of the existence of a Creator and Organiser of the universe, life and human beings, it proposes that this issue is irrelevant to the running of lifes affairs. Thus, the organisation of the rules and laws to govern society are left to human beings, who must endeavour to guarantee the ‘Four Freedoms,’ those being Freedom of Belief, Freedom of Ownership, Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Individual (to act as they please). However, these freedoms must be limited such that the freedom of one individual does not impinge upon that of another. Thus, the Capitalist ideology adopts a mechanism for deciding limitations to these freedoms in the form of laws to regulate the actions of people, that being democracy. Democracy, held in the current world as an absolute pre-requisite for a society to be just and ‘civilised,’ is a means of choosing laws where the people who are to be subject to them are the ones responsible for legislating them.
Sadly for the proponents of Capitalist thought, and indeed for mankind as a whole who is subjugated to it, the argument of Capitalism, with all its claims of progress, enlightenment and technology, is built upon reasoning which is flawed, futile and inadequate in every stage.
With regards to its basic beliefs concerning a Creator, in answer to the origins of the universe, the beauty and diversity of the life forms, or the order of the moon and stars, the Western viewpoint claims that all these appeared out of nothing! From nothing, by some ‘freak chance’ the universe emerged in a ‘Big Bang.’ A universe which contains the perfect balance of such life-sustaining qualities as water, air and the resources without which all life forms would die, is attributed to luck and randomness. This is despite the fact that such a proposition contradicts one of the most fundamental principles that every human being observes in their reality - every thing or incidence has a cause.
Among the other nonsensical arguments that have gained currency in the Western world is the ‘Theory of Evolution.’ It claims that from nothing, life emerged and evolved via monkeys and apes to the human form which exists today. Evidently, people sometimes act like apes and baboons, but it does not mean that they evolved from them. If one were to observe the different life-forms, it is clear that each species has unique, defined characteristics specific to that creature. Fossil records do not show a gradual change of features between different species, as would be predicted if Evolution Theory were correct, rather they show discrete ‘jumps’ between one species and another. Additionally, the ‘Theory of Evolution’ does not explain how the first life form arose.
On a different level, we see that the universe and all that it contains has certain definite limits, needs and dependencies. For example, as humans we are dependent on food and water, and are limited by our size and physical abilities. This is the case for every living thing we can possibly perceive. Animals and plants require a source of energy for their existence. Matter is dependent upon nuclear and molecular forces for its shape and form. Indeed nothing within the universe can exist by itself, but it needs an external controller and sustainer.
Thus, there is no way for the universe to have ‘created itself’ or come out of nothing. Rather, everything in creation points to the fact that there is an external force, with superior knowledge, beyond man, life and the universe. But despite this, shallow arguments like those presented above are used by the proponents of Capitalism to justify the need to separate the concept of ‘religion’ from lifes affairs, and its neglect of the relevance of the fact that there is a creator who gives guidance for mankind. Indeed, the disbelievers seek to deny hard facts with futile theories, and it is from such a weakly founded basis that emanates the rules, laws and systems of life which prevail in the world today.
With regards to the pursuit of ‘freedom,’ which is cherished within the Western lifestyle, we can see that this too, despite being espoused by the media, governments and the like as a desirable ideal, is in fact a false and counter-productive concept. Legislation in secular systems which are founded on such ideas, is constantly subject to change, and the bounds of acceptable behaviour become progressively lax. So, while homosexuality was once seen as obscene, it is today fashionable, and while abortion was once seen as a crime, it is now a right.
No society can ever have complete freedom, because all people are restricted by the rules and laws which are applied upon them. Therefore, wherever there are laws, there can be no freedom, only slavery to the one who made the laws. Thus, even from its basic principle, the Capitalist ideology is contradictory in its nature. As a result, the idea of freedom, once adopted by the people, leads to them subjecting other people in society to their ‘freedom’, i.e. freedom to rape, steal, murder, exploit etc. This does indeed naturally bring about disastrous social, economic and political consequences which plague everyone in society.