﴿وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ ۖ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَأَحْسِن كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ﴾  
\[ [القصص](https://surahquran.com/28.html): 77\]



Reading verse 77 of Surah Al-Qasas, it’s a direct hit to both extremes:

* To non-Muslims (or even Muslims) who say Islam is against living life or success, this verse proves you wrong.
* And to Muslims who think being religious means abandoning the world completely this verse corrects that.

  


**Short tafsir:**

but seek in that which God has given you of wealth the Abode of the Hereafter by expending it in obedience to God and do not forget your share of this world that is do not forget to strive in it for the sake of the Hereafter; and be good to people by giving voluntary alms just as God has been good to you. And do not seek to cause corruption in the earth by committing acts of disobedience. Surely God does not love the agents of corruption’ meaning that He will punish them.



One verse. Total clarity. Islam isn't anti-dunya, nor dunya-obsessed.