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The Age of Peace

an age of peace. Muslims for their part attribute their failure to
the conspiracies of western nations. However, in the present
day, the reason for the Muslims’ failure is to be found within
themselves, and that is their total unawareness of the changes
brought about in this modern age. This is why they have
adopted anachronistic policies.
In the twenty-first century the final hour has come for
Muslims to completely abandon the gun culture. They are left
with no other option.

In earlier times, military strength was considered
the source of power, while today peace itself
has become the source of power.

In national life, the greatest importance is given to events
which act as trendsetters. The main reason for the Muslims’
failure in modern times is that the battle of the Crusades
became a trendsetter for them. They came to believe that war
was greater than anything else. Since then they have been
thinking along these same lines.
On the other hand, for Christian nations, too, the events
of the Crusades became a trendsetter, but in a different way.
Under the pressure of circumstances, they opted for the path
of peace and continued to tread it for a long period of time.
Ultimately, through a long and hard struggle, they changed
the very criterion for determining power. In earlier times,
military strength was considered the source of power, while
today peace itself has become the source of power.
The start of a new era for the Muslims will be possible
only when they understand this reality and mould
themselves accordingly.

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