Amazing and powerful article written by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. May God elevate his status and the status of all those who love and learn from him. May God guide all those who misunderstand him.
http://sandala.org/blog/2011/06/21/where-are-the-no-smoking-signs-in-medina/
The article is about the blindness of our hearts to certain realities in Medina that deteriorate the environment–physical and spiritual. We have become so obsessed with material acquisition and forget that we are merely here on earth for good character acquisition. Thus, we should not complain about the West but rather we should look inward to rectify our inner selves. Why are we so greedy, heedless, and selfish? We seriously need to fix our hearts before God helps us change our societies at large.
