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filled the time allotted to them, and became an example for suc-
ceeding generations. When we consider this law of Allah, a num-
ber of important mysteries are revealed to us.
The Last Day is the final calamity to fall upon the world. The

Qur’an is the last Divine book sent to advise humanity, whose
guide it will remain until the end of the world. As Allah reveals in
the Qur'an “… It is simply a reminder to all beings." (Surat al-

An'am: 90) Those who think that the Qur’an speaks only to one
particular time or place are seriously mistaken, because the
Qur’an is a general invitation to all “worlds.”
Since the time of our Prophet (saas), the truth of the Qur’an

has been communicated to the entire world. By means of the tech-
nological developments Allah created in our present age, the com-
mands of the Qur’an can be proclaimed to the whole of humanity.

Today, science, education, communication and transportation are
about to reach the final point of their development. By means of
computer and Internet technology in particular, people in distant
parts of the world can instantly share information and establish

communications. The revolution in science and technology has
united all the nations of the world; expressions like “globalization”
and “world citizenship” have been added to our stock of vocabu-

lary. In short, all the obstacles preventing the unity of people
throughout the whole world are being quickly removed.
In the light of these facts, it can be easily said that in our “in-
formation age,” Allah has put all kinds of technological develop-

ments at our disposal. It is the responsibility of Muslims to make
the best use of these possibilities that Allah has offered, and to in-
vite people from all walks of life to accept the moral teaching of

the Qur’an.

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