The Crusades as Trendsetter

In the twenty-first century the final hour has come for Muslims to completely abandon the gun culture. They are left with no other option. In national life, the greatest importance is given to events which act as trendsetters. The main reason for the Muslims’ failure in modern times is that the battle of the Crusades became a trendsetter for them. They came to believe that war was greater than anything else. Since then they have been thinking along these same lines. On the other hand, for Christian nations, too, the events of the Crusades became a trendsetter, but in a different way. Under the pressure of circumstances, they opted for the path of peace and continued to tread it for a long period of time. Ultimately, through a long and hard struggle, they changed the very criterion for determining power. In earlier times, military strength was considered the source of power, while today peace itself has become the source of power. The start of a new era for the Muslims will be possible only when they understand this reality and mould themselves accordingly.