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The Winter of

ISLAM

and the Spring to Come
CONCLUSION

The Spring to come;

The Golden Age

I n earlier chapters of this book we
have discussed the internal disarray
in Islamic lands all over the world
and the ever-increasing conflict. We have
seen how defenseless people try to survive in
the shadow of armed clashes, the suffering
experienced in the refugee camps, and the
suffering of those who are denied religious
freedom. The general impression emerging
from all of this may at first sight strike the
reader as being rather like a chill, gloomy
winter. A person who fails to think deeply
enough about the matter may commit the
error of believing that it will be very difficult
to find a solution, and that whatever is done
will probably fail to produce any concrete re-
sults. Yet, to the contrary, the picture actually
points to great good news, and every single