An Intellectual Barrier

THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF HUMAN HISTORY It was by dint of the efforts of the Prophet of Islam that, for the first time in the history of monotheism (tawheed), the theoretical phase of this belief reached the stage of the revolution. In the 8th year of Hijra, Makkah was conquered, and the Kabah was rid of all idols. Soon afterwards, monotheism came to dominate the whole of Arabia. Then, after a very short period, nature worship fell into abeyance throughout almost all of the inhabited world and was ultimately confined to a few far-flung areas. The fundamental nature of this revolution, established across the world by the Muslims, was religious. The secondary aspect of this revolution, which may be called secular, flourished mainly in Europe. The Europeans, now approaching their research into scientific matters in the spirit of secularism, climbed to the zenith of their development. The progress of this second aspect of the Islamic revolution began in Europe after the Crusades of the 14th century, and its effects continued into the beginning of the 21st century, when, thanks to its contribution, modern civilisation has peaked. What is known as Western civilisation is a secular version of the revolution based on Islamic monotheism. The direct outcome of Islam’s task was removing