Commentator of the Quran, Hazrat Maulana Sufi Abdul Hameed Khan Swati states:

"Regarding the corruption and deterioration of civilization, Imam Waliullah writes in "Hujjat Allah al-Baligha," in the chapter "Al-Rusum al-Sairah": "Sometimes it happens that people adhere to correct laws, but falsehood also mixes with them, and because of this, correct laws become confused for the people. This happens when people come to power in the country who have dominant partial opinions (personal desires and interests) and they completely abandon the collective interests (public benefit). Therefore, sometimes these people are inclined towards the seven deadly sins (actions like beasts), such as robbery, looting, or indulging in lustful acts, or they adopt harmful professions, such as usury, reducing measurements, or habits based on extravagance, or they adopt things that are distracting, and by adopting them, many things in matters of livelihood will have to be neglected, and these things will also make them neglectful of the afterlife, such as musical instruments and singing, playing chess, pursuing hunting

becoming, pigeon racing, and other such occupations." (Maqalat-e-Swati, p. 443)