Islam: The Creator of The Modern Age

~ 43 ~ 1. The period of the Prophet, 610-632; 2. The period of the Pious Caliphs, 632-661; 3. The period of Umayyads and Abbasids, 6611492 (including Spain); 4. The modern revolution brought about in Europe, which started in the 15th century after the crusades under the influence of Muslim civilization. MODERN MAN Till the beginning of the present century, it had been generally understood in the civilized world that the secret of progress was simply to lead man from the traditional to the modern. But, having reached his destination, man has again fallen prey to frustration. His feeling now is that to achieve real progress, man needs to have a more profound philosophical base from which to launch himself Various articles on this issue have recently been published under such headings as ‘Shallow are the Roots,’ etc.