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In many countries where people do not live by religious
moral values, this system still continues today. The gap between

rich and poor is growing at an ever-increasing rate, and the con-
ditions in which the needy live are ignored. According to the pro-
paganda of Social Darwinism, protecting and caring for the poor
and needy is a violation of the laws of nature, and since such peo-
ple are regarded as a burden, no help is extended to them.
Great differences between levels of well-being exist not only
within a country, but also between countries. As the level of well-
being rises rapidly in the West, famine, sickness and poverty af-
flict many Third World countries, where people are dying from
starvation and neglect. If used in a rational and conscientious
manner, however, the world's resources are plentiful enough to
provide for all those now abandoned to hunger and poverty.
In order for the world's resources to provide humane con-
ditions, it is essential that Darwinism's intellectual influence be
eradicated all over the world. When Darwinist views and un-
derstanding are replaced by the moral values of the Qur'an,
such problems will naturally be resolved. That is because while

Darwinism inculcates the idea of ruthless competition and the
oppression of the poor, religious moral values impart compas-
sion, protection, mutual cooperation, solidarity and sharing. For
instance, our Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace)
says in one of the hadith, “A believer is not the [mature] one
who eats his fill when his neighbor is hungry.” These wise
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words of the Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace)
are one of the indications of Muslims' affection and compassion.
In many of His verses, God has commanded love, compas-
sion, affection and altruism and given Muslims examples of
proper moral behavior. While social Darwinism consists of the
rich using the poor and needy as stepping stones in order to rise,
Islamic moral values command the rich to protect them. Some of

the verses on this subject revealed by God are as follows:
Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar