TOWARD A HEAVENLY CIVILISATION

The main achievement of Muslim civilisation was that it displaced nature from the pedestal of worship and made it the subject of investigation.

Civilisation began in ancient times when man discovered iron. This age spans several thousand years. The Muslim civilisation began in the 7th century. The main achievement of Muslim civilisation was that it displaced nature from the pedestal of worship and made it the subject of investigation. Western civilisation had its beginning in the 16th century. The central aspect of this age has been the mechanisation of power. The journey of civilisation is still an ongoing process that, even in the 21st century, has not yet reached its final limit. It is now a matter of great concern that the mechanical industrialisation developed by human beings is now faced with an inevitable problem: pollution.

In present times, this problem has filled the air and the seas with pollution. These words of the Quran have today become a reality: “Corruption has appeared on land and sea because of the evil which men’s hands have done: and so He will make them taste the fruit of some of their doings, so that they may turn back from evil.” (30:41)

The rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is resulting in global warming. Because of this heat, the polar ice and the glaciers in the mountains are continuously melting. These are endangering all species on earth. It is even threatening the future of the human race. Pollution, acid rain, global warming, and the Covid-19 pandemic are a warning by the Creator. It is an intimation in advance of the beginning of the end of human history, after which will only be Doomsday. After which man will face eternity: a journey towards Paradise and a Heavenly civilization or towards eternal deprivation.