In the Capitalist system, it is the consumer who is responsible for assessing the quality of a product before purchasing it. Consequently, this has resulted in products which have harmed or even led to the loss of innocent lives. Little importance has been placed on the value of life in the pursuit of wealth accumulation. Only the Islamic Aqeedah can raise the character of man to such a level where he is not driven by his own desires but rather by the desire to please Allah (swt). In recent weeks, China has been in the limelight for selling products which have been found to contain poisonous ingredients. Initial reports came out of Europe and North America, where pets were dying from food made in China that contained the toxic substance, melamine. Thereafter, toothpaste and cough syrup made in China were found to contain anti-freeze and brake fluid. Most recently, toys and baby bibs made in China have been found to contain dangerous levels of lead. The Chinese government has defended t
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