Exploring the Concept of Everyday Culture from the Perspective of the Holy Quran

Abstract

"Everydayness" is a term from the modernist era that has ensnared the modern human being. Everydayness involves the repetitive cycle of daily life, focusing on lowly goals devoid of growth. Given the prevalence of the challenge of "everydayness" in contemporary times, this research aims to describe this concept in the Holy Quran within an analytical-descriptive framework. There is no explicit and clear literal equivalent for the term "everydayness" in the Holy Quran. However, through studying and analyzing Quranic verses, it is found that a wide range of verses referring to worldly life and material lifestyles encompasses elements of everydayness. It is crucial to note that while humans are inevitably engaged in daily life, this differs from the concept of everydayness. Thus, in the Holy Quran, these two topics are distinguished from each other. The Quran discourages humans from indulging in meaningless repetitions and lowly goals, and from any stagnation and lack of growth over time, instead warning against decline and downfall. Engaging in trivial daily activities and neglecting genuine growth and perfection prevents humans from understanding the true meaning of life and leads to depression. The extent to which these symptoms appear in a person's life indicates their affliction with everydayness.

Keywords

• everydayness
• daily life
• repetition
• lowly goals
• lack of growth