The realm we live in is called the world (dunyaa) because it is a lowly (daniyyah) abode, and valuable possessions we have are called wealth (maal) because they cause a person to lean towards them so that he no longer stands upright (maala) (ie. no longer an upright person).

—Sufyān al-Thawrī [d. 161H/778CE]

(Read on pg 155, Salaahud-Deen ibn ‘Alee ibn ‘Abdul-Maujood, The Biography of Sufyaan Ath-Thauree. Darussalam Publishers. Riyadh:2005.)