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HARUN YAHYA

waiting in lines to receive public services, for all sorts of administrative in-
formation related to a person will be available in computers.
Thanks to earthquake-resistant technologies, buildings will be able to
survive severe earthquakes. Now, a single intense jolt can reduce an entire
city to heaps of rubble. In the Golden Age, however, both the construction
systems and materials will, by Allah's Will, help buildings withstand in-
tense shakes. In this way, technology will ensure people's security and
make it easier for them to cope with urgent situations.
Due to changes in energy resources, every city will become an energy-
generating unit. In this context, they will rely heavily on wind and solar
power, and especially upon solar reactors for purifying drinking water, and
generating electricity and heat. These renewable energy sources will meet
all of humanity's needs and reduce energy transportation between different
cities and countries. Coastal cities will obtain their energy from water or
wind, thereby ending their problems related to environmental pollution. In
cities, people will grow all kinds of food through hydroponics (growing
plants without soil) and aquaponics (growing plants in water).
Furthermore, there will be great improvements in the way cities look.
Their cleaning and ordering will be maintained via computers, and their
appearance will change, for greening the cities will become a policy. The
congestion, pollution, and chaos dominating our contemporary urban
areas results from our distance from the Qur'an's concept of morality.
When people adhere to the Qur'an, they seek to establish an environ-
ment similar to that of Paradise. They always think about how to im-
prove and better their surroundings, and thank Allah for the great
comfort, relief, and beauty He has granted. In return, they receive more
of the beauties that Allah promises to His servants who give thanks:
And when your Lord announced: "If you are grateful, I will certainly
give you increase, but if you are ungrateful, My punishment is severe."
(Surah Ibrahim: 7)
In another verse, Allah warns the people of `Imran, who lived in a
very beautiful city:
"Eat of your Lord's provision and give thanks to Him: a bountiful land
and a forgiving Lord." (Surah Saba: 15)

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