How can the ultimate purpose of worship in the creation of jinn and humankind be reconciled with the concept of vicegerency (استخلاف) and developing the earth (التعمير), especially considering contemporary trends that prioritize one over the other? And can worldly work be considered part of "your share of this world" that should not be forgotten, such that abandoning it would jeopardize worship?
Understanding the full concept of worship resolves the issue and removes the dichotomy between the interests of this world and the Hereafter. Seeking what life cannot be sustained without does not fall outside the meaning of worship; rather, it is a communal obligation (fard kifayah), and what pertains to the elevation and empowerment of religion is even more profound in that regard.
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