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".
Man, once a "microcosm of God," is reduced to a "mere extension of a wrench". Kapitalizm - Ali Ећeriati
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". Economy becomes the new deity
He highlights Abu Dharr , a close companion of the Prophet, who stood against this accumulation, arguing that wealth must serve the people. capitalism must "modernize" people