Yassir Fazaga - Keeping Up With The Jones: Social Comparison

About this lecture

In this thought-provoking lecture, Sheikh Yassir Fazaga explores the Quranic concept of *takathur* — the obsessive amassing of worldly things — and its connection to modern consumerism and social comparison. Drawing on the wisdom of Rumi, Prophetic hadith, and contemporary social data, he challenges Muslims to reflect on the gap between Islamic values and the realities of Muslim communities worldwide. The lecture calls believers to embody genuine compassion and love as the true alternative to a culture that confuses self-worth with material possessions.