Two children were eating ice cream. The younger one dropped hers on the floor and started crying. So the father snatched the ice cream from the older child to give it to the younger one to stop her from crying – of course the older child burst into tears because the father was unjust to him!
Did you know that you are supposed to treat all your children fairly and equally?
Islam is divided into duties to Allah and duties to the creations of Allah.
The first part comprises of things such as salat, Hajj and fasting, which is our religious rituals between us and Allah.
Something is causing confusion within the ummah at the moment, and we can summarize it as the commercialisation of Islam. It happens on different levels, and while people can complain that this is not adherent to Islam, the truth is that this ship has sailed a long time ago.