OUR ‘TURNKEY’ CIVILIZATION

Our ‘Turnkey’ Civilization ~ 53 ~ desire in this world of cause and effect. There is no question of just ‘turning the key’. Muslims of the present day must learn before all else that they are at the beginning of history, and not the end. Everyone knows that this is January 1986 and that for it to be December 1986, we shall have to wait twelve months. The earth shall have to revolve on its axis 365 times and only then shall we come to the end of one year. This is common knowledge. But Muslims tend to overlook such obvious facts when it comes to the building of their nation. They have only just entered the first month, but they want to leap straight into the twelfth. They make no effort to lay the foundations of the homes they keep imagining, but already they want to stand on their rooftops. The very phrasing of their speeches and writings gives the impression that they have actually attained their objectives. We should remember, first and foremost, that we can create a nation only if its inhabitants are imbued with a sense of purpose and, to that end, we must educate our people: they must have full knowledge of both the past and the present if they are to