World Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Islam === {{Main|Dunya}} In Islam, the term "dunya" is used for the world. Its meaning is derived from the root word "dana", a term for "near".<ref>Attas, Islam and Secularism{{Page needed|date=July 2023}}</ref> It is associated with the temporal, sensory world and earthly concerns, i.e. with ''this world'' in contrast to the ''spiritual world''.<ref name="Concise">{{cite book |title=Concise Encyclopaedia of Islam: Edited on Behalf of the Royal Netherlands Academy. Fourth Impression |date=2001 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-0-391-04116-5 |url=https://brill.com/view/title/7552 |language=en |chapter=dunyâ}}</ref> Religious teachings warn of a tendency to seek happiness in ''this world'' and advise a more ascetic lifestyle concerned with the afterlife.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Oktar |first1=Adnan |title=The Truth of the Life of This World |date=1999 |url=https://harun-yahya.net/en/books/1001/The-Truth-of-the-Life-of-This-World/chapter/2681/Mans-True-Abode-Hereafter |chapter=Man's True Abode: Hereafter}}</ref> Other strands in Islam recommend a balanced approach.<ref name="Concise"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page