we may declare that the quran say in surah al-imran verse 110 that , ''we are the best of peoples'', but can we honestly say that by example we are the best people?
today , the muslim world is in a state of turmoil . we are fighting each other and we cannot agree even to cooperate to help ourselves . and we are weak , unable to defend ourselves , and are frequently forced to side wiht those whose good intentions we doubt but whose support we need because we are weak.
the muslims are poor and are lacking in essential knowledge to master the skills of a modern world . we sometimes console ourselves by saying that this world is not for us , that our kingdom is in the hereafter . and yet we know that this is not in consonant with being he best people.
we know that poverty destroys faith but we do nothing about it , preferring to associate poverty with piety despite the teachings of the quran that poverty is one step away from loss of faith