All praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds, Originator of the heavens and
the earth, Former of darkness and light. I testify that there is no deity
worthy of worship except Allah, alone without partner; and I testify that
Muhammad, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, is His slave and
messenger. O Allah, send prayers, peace and blessings upon Muhammad
the prophet - the seal of the prophets and messengers. And O Allah, send
prayers, peace and blessings upon his wives, his pure and distinguished
household, his honorable companions, and whoever follows his guidance,
sunnah and footsteps until the Day of Judgment.
Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted, sent the seal of His prophets and
messengers - Muhammad, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him -
with Islam as a religion that comprises: pure beliefs, guiding rituals, upright
legislations, lofty teachings, rational directives; that invites to honorable
manners and wise relations, commands every good and forbids every evil,
and invites to knowledge, learning and human advancement in every
aspect of life.
The early Muslims worked earnestly in executing Islam's teachings,
seeking to please Allah, Glorified and Exalted, and it was a cause for their
progress, advancement and civilization, as well as the spread of Islam's
message (nearly 1400 years ago) to all the corners of the earth (Asia,
Africa, Europe) and subsequent entering of Islam by people in drives, in the
course of only a few years. And indeed the Muslim scholars at that time -
and even up until our modern era - had lofty achievements and luminous
inventions and discoveries in different scientific fields, all acknowledged by
specialists in those sciences.
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Islam's Teachings And How They Solve Past and Current Problems
-What we wish to shed light upon in this concise treatise, which is
revealed in its title "Islam's Teachings and How They Solve Past and Current
Problems," is what these two questions clarify in the following manner:
1- How did the principles that are in agreement with Islam's lofty
teachings and directives lead to the advancement - and certainly the
progress and civilization - of the many nations that were working to
achieve advancement? This will be answered by mentioning examples of
those teachings and directives.
2- What comes after advancement and progression? Or, to be more
precise: What is lacking in those nations that work to achieve
advancement, and what are they in need of in order to be crowned with
this advancement and by which they could resolve their current problems?
I ask Allah, Blessed and Exalted, to except our righteous deeds from us
and multiply them for us; to open the hearts of His slaves to our cause and
make it the reason for the guidance of His creation to Him. Certainly He,
Glorified and Exalted, is the Helper towards that and Able to do it.
