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A CALL FOR A TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION

Rebuilding a Spectacular Civilization
Rebuilding a Spectacular Civilization
With the establishment of the Turkish Islamic Union, peace

and security will take hold, economic problems will be resolved,
and a massive cultural advancement will take place, for there
will be growing budgets for education, science, and culture. In

this way, Muslims will build a new civilization that will serve as
a role model for the rest of the world. Practicing the unity and
solidarity commanded by the Qur'an will cause its values to have
a direct impact upon all Muslims' everyday life, art, decoration,
fashion, medicine, science, and technology. Friendship and fra-

ternal feelings will prosper, peace and order will rule social life,
people will find more time to reflect and conduct research, and
they will be more free-thinking and open-minded when they do

so. Environments free of disorder, destitution, and troubles are
places in which new ideas take shape, new products emerge,
beneficial inventions are made, and continuing progress is
achieved. The Turkish Islamic Union will create such an envi-
ronment throughout the Islamic world.

In the book's first part, we examined the history of Islamic
civilization. This civilization is an indicator of the environment in
which future generations of Muslims will live. History shows
that Muslims who practiced the Qur'an's values built a strong
civilization that lasted for many centuries. In the Qur'an, Allah
commands people to reflect, observe, and notice subtle details.
Muslims are asked to ponder the beings in their surrounding en-

vironments, reflect on the order in which they live, and try to
comprehend the wisdom behind it all. Our Lord says:
Have they not looked at the sky above them, how We struc-
tured it and made it beautiful, and how there are no fissures

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