The holy Qur’an emphasizes on the full alignment of religion and humanity:
So set your heart on the religion as a people of pure faith, the origination of Allah according to which He originated mankind; There is no altering Allah’s creation; that is the upright religion… (30:30)
Also, the following hadith suggests that Islam is in harmony with the human’s nature: “All the born are born wit
h the God-given nature.”[i]
When it is said that Islam means to surrender to God, it means whenever something or someone is put in its or his real position in creation, it or he will be a Muslim. Thus, the position for which God has created human being is to achieve humanity and the human being’s humanity equals his Islam, i.e., his level of submission to God. A human being is related with God, his own kind, nature, and the whole creation from that natural position. The holy Qur’an emphasizes on the full alignment of religion and humanity. The following verses demonstrate this truth:
So if they believe in the like of what you believe in, then they are certainly guided; and if they turn away, then they are only [steeped] in defiance. Allah shall suffice you against them, and He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing. The baptism of Allah, and who baptizes better than Allah? And Him do we worship. (2:137-138)
Every person does have a kind heart, but he does not know about the kindness that he can show to others unless he experiences a chance. Being a teenager you must want to serve poor people when you observe their miserable conditions. Consequently you want to help them, but due to your own constraint circumstances like dependence upon parents and less financial resources, it is very difficult to manage. To do social work like helping others you do not need much money rather there is need of dedication to help needy persons. Not to worry there are many ways to help poor and needy people in which a lot of expenditures is not required but a kind heart is necessary for it. The first and very important step is to create awareness among your peer group. Do motivate your friends and relatives for this noble act. Make them realize the significance of basic necessities that how much these are important for anyone’s life. Creating a soft corner in others heart is a great job. It is like chain process in which everyone would motivate one another. So it is possible that at least forty to fifty percent of your related people will help needy people. It is understood that your parents give you a little amount of pocket money. When the desire to serve poor is created in one’s heart he automatically will act upon this noble purpose. That means you will fix an amount from your pocket money to give a needy person. It is not mandatory that you daily give a certain amount. It could be different every day, sometimes less or sometimes more. Do not bind yourself otherwise it creates difficulties for yourself own. Another important task is to search a deserving person of your alms or support fund. For that purpose you must look around your residence or you can also visit your nearest town where you are sure that poor and deserving people are living. Locating a true and deserving people is very essential because many a people are disguising for taking grants and sympathies of others. No matters if you are helping an undeserved person, because your intentions are sincere and so you will get reward of it. Poverty is getting a most serious problem everywhere. A single person or government alone cannot eradicate it. Depositing money in yearly support funds and making donations to charitable organizations can help reducing poverty. There are a lot of charitable organizations are available in all cities. If you do not trust a person go and visit those organizations you will see the sincerity in their work. When you are motivated for giving donation, deposit it on monthly or yearly basis. Do not be ashamed of paying small money because it involves you intention not your status.
