Islam's Teachings And How They Solve Past and Current Problems

<p>All praise is for Allah Lord of the worlds Originator of the heavens and</p><p>the earth Former of darkness and light. I testify that there is no deity</p><p>worthy of worship except Allah alone without partner; and I testify that</p><p>Muhammad may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him is His slave and</p><p>messenger. O Allah send prayers peace and blessings upon Muhammad</p><p>the prophet - the seal of the prophets and messengers. And O Allah send</p><p>prayers peace and blessings upon his wives his pure and distinguished</p><p>household his honorable companions and whoever follows his guidance</p><p>sunnah and footsteps until the Day of Judgment.</p><p>Indeed Allah Blessed and Exalted sent the seal of His prophets and</p><p>messengers - Muhammad may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him -</p><p>with Islam as a religion that comprises: pure beliefs guiding rituals upright</p><p>legislations lofty teachings rational directives; that invites to honorable</p><p>manners and wise relations commands every good and forbids every evil</p><p>and invites to knowledge learning and human advancement in every</p><p>aspect of life.</p><p>The early Muslims worked earnestly in executing Islam's teachings</p><p>seeking to please Allah Glorified and Exalted and it was a cause for their</p><p>progress advancement and civilization as well as the spread of Islam's</p><p>message (nearly 1400 years ago) to all the corners of the earth (Asia</p><p>Africa Europe) and subsequent entering of Islam by people in drives in the</p><p>course of only a few years. And indeed the Muslim scholars at that time -</p><p>and even up until our modern era - had lofty achievements and luminous</p><p>inventions and discoveries in different scientific fields all acknowledged by</p><p>specialists in those sciences.</p><p>5</p><p>Islam's Teachings And How They Solve Past and Current Problems</p><p>-What we wish to shed light upon in this concise treatise which is</p><p>revealed in its title Islam's Teachings and How They Solve Past and Current</p><p>Problems is what these two questions clarify in the following manner:</p><p>1- How did the principles that are in agreement with Islam's lofty</p><p>teachings and directives lead to the advancement - and certainly the</p><p>progress and civilization - of the many nations that were working to</p><p>achieve advancement? This will be answered by mentioning examples of</p><p>those teachings and directives.</p><p>2- What comes after advancement and progression? Or to be more</p><p>precise: What is lacking in those nations that work to achieve</p><p>advancement and what are they in need of in order to be crowned with</p><p>this advancement and by which they could resolve their current problems?</p><p>I ask Allah Blessed and Exalted to except our righteous deeds from us</p><p>and multiply them for us; to open the hearts of His slaves to our cause and</p><p>make it the reason for the guidance of His creation to Him. Certainly He</p><p>Glorified and Exalted is the Helper towards that and Able to do it.</p>