Page 12 - The Winter of Islam and the Spring to Come

The Winter of

ISLAM

and the Spring to Come FOREWORD

T he conditions and some of the
information set out in the first
edition of this book in 2001
have changed somewhat with
the passage of time. However, the fact that
there are Muslims all over the world who are
oppressed, persecuted, martyred, crippled or
forced to flee their homes has not altered. In
preparing this edition of the book this has been
borne in mind and some of the information has
been brought up to date. However, those sec-
tions not referring to a specific period of time,
that address the conscience of everyone read-
ing this book and that remind Muslims of their
responsibility have been kept exactly the same.
The situation of a large part of the Islamic
world, described in detail in the course of this
book will certainly disturb people of good con-
science. But a great many people quickly forget
this information they learn on the television, in
the papers or over the internet and occupy