Economy becomes the new deity. To keep the machines running, capitalism must "modernize" people, but only in terms of consumption. It forces nations to abandon their cultural identities to become markets for Western goods, effectively turning humans into "economic animals".
He highlights Abu Dharr , a close companion of the Prophet, who stood against this accumulation, arguing that wealth must serve the people. Kapitalizm - Ali Ећeriati
Shariati argues that over time, religious elites (clerics) created a "right-wing" version of Islam that made peace with capitalism, teaching the poor to accept their lot as "God-given" while the rich "cleansed" their wealth with minor rituals. Economy becomes the new deity
Ali Shariati , the influential Iranian sociologist often called the "ideologue of the Iranian Revolution," viewed capitalism not just as an economic system, but as a spiritual "dungeon" that reshapes the human essence into a "worshipper of consumption". He highlights Abu Dharr , a close companion
Shariati believed that to truly fight capitalism, a society needs two concurrent revolutions: National Revolution: To end imperial domination.