Islam and Yoga 18

Let us see aboutAparigraha is the last sub division in Yama, the first branch of Yoga

Islam and Aparigraha

Aparigraha - Avoiding possessiveness; not longing for others’ property

 Holy Quran prescribes circulation of wealth across the whole social spectrum

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This is an important dimension of emphasis on developing Islam into a wide-angled charitable disposition.

As such the purpose is to ensure that wealth does not remain confined to a few rather it keeps circulating  and percolating to the needy and downtrodden

 Islam has, therefore, prescribed Zakāt, Sadāqat and other forms of charity including Fitrā and Sadaqāt Jāriā.

 Zakāt is compulsory   and others are also almost compulsory..

Prophet Muhammad (Sal) insisted and ensured that however huge may be the wealth he received it is doled out on the same day – no savings not even a single coin for to morrow

Holy Quran prescribes that whatever is left over after taking care of one’s personal needs and his dependants’ need should be spent on charity to eligible relatives, orphans, needy persons, wayfarers and those who ask.

And Almighty promises a bounty for amount spent on good cause

Circulation of wealth among the community is an instrument of restricting hoarding and amassing wealth.

Hoarding of food grains is viewed as   a grave sin  in Islam

Aparigraha is further insisted in Islam by prohibiting interest, a social evil destroying economy

Islam hates miserliness and warns misers will be punished severely in the next world 

Niyama, the second main division of yoga- code for individual discipline has 5 branches. 

First among it is Soucha

Islam and Soucha

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