Choosing Between Purpose and Desire: A Reflection on Modern Secularism vs. Islam
In today’s world, the rapid shift toward secularism has introduced unprecedented personal freedom. Individuals are no longer bound by traditional structures such as marriage, parenting, or lifelong commitment. While this may appear progressive, deeper analysis reveals that the secular system might be self-destructive—a system that slowly bites its own foundation.
The Modern Shift: Marriage and Parenting Under Pressure
In many secular societies, marriage is no longer seen as essential. Sex and companionship can be pursued freely with mutual consent. Parenting is viewed as a heavy responsibility, and with the high cost and effort involved, many choose to avoid having children altogether. This trend is especially clear in nations like Japan, where low birth rates and an ageing population are now serious national concerns.
The Secular Contradiction
Secular systems often demand that:
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Parents must support their children until age 18.
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But adult children are not legally obliged to support ageing parents.
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Relationships are built more on convenience and desire than duty.
This results in a generation that feels less bonded to their roots—parents age in care homes, often emotionally disconnected from their children, while the younger generation seeks short-term pleasure and avoids long-term responsibility.
Technology as a Replacement for Humanity?
As birth rates decline, some speculate about artificial wombs, robotic caregivers, or even child-raising companies in the future. Children might be produced and raised without real families—technically alive, but possibly lacking emotion, love, or human connection. Over time, such children may grow into beings more robotic than human, marking the slow end of natural humanity.
Islam: A System That Preserves Humanity
Unlike the secular model, Islam provides a divinely guided structure for life:
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Marriage is sacred and purposeful.
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Children are a blessing and a responsibility.
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Parents and children owe mutual love, care, and respect.
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Life is not just about enjoyment, but about accountability and meaning.
Islam builds a society where emotional bonds, responsibilities, and spiritual purpose work together to preserve humanity, not destroy it.
The Final Choice: Self-Drastic or Self-Preserving
We stand at a crossroads. One path offers freedom without limits, but risks emotional emptiness, societal breakdown, and even the extinction of the human spirit. The other offers structure with meaning—a way to live in balance, with purpose, legacy, and connection.
Now the decision is ours.
Do we follow a system that destroys its own foundation?
Or one that sustains and uplifts humanity for generations?
Read this post to understand why Islam stands out among all religions as the most rational path to avoid societal self-destruction.