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Quran 43:32: Hunter Gatherers And Classless Society
https://www.javedahmedghamidi.org/#!/quran?chapter=43¶graph=10&type=Ghamidi
Above is the tafseer of Surah Zukhruf verse 32 by Ghamidi Saheb.
It is suggested that division of material wealth and the existence of class society is necessary in order to continue the flow of the society.
More importantly, it is also suggested that this division is done by Allah swt himself and this fits in the broader framework of this world being a place of test for mankind.
Maulana Islahi’s tafseer is also pretty much the same.
I want to ask where does the existence of hunter gatherer societies fit into all of this?
Humanity was predominantly hunter-gatherer for the vast majority of its history, and by many accounts, this period was largely classless. Archaeological and anthropological research indicates that humans lived as hunter-gatherers for around 95% of our existence, from the emergence of early hominins over 2 million years ago until the Neolithic Revolution about 10,000 years ago. During this extensive period, small, mobile groups depended on hunting, fishing, and gathering plant foods, which created a highly cooperative, egalitarian way of life.
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