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The Age of Peace

Western or modern civilization is not the property of a
certain race or community. It owes entirely to the discovery
of hidden natural laws and the development of a technology
which benefitted and still benefits the entire humanity. For
example, the discovery of the laws of nature introduced a
new age of communication, from which everyone benefitted,
including the proponents of the religion of Islam.

The evolution of western civilization has two sides to it.
One pertains to the intellectual revolution brought about in
the social and political world. For instance, one major step
forward was the replacement of monarchy by democracy.
The other side pertains to the benefits introduced by modern
means of communication. This has given people a thorough
knowledge of geography, and facilitated travel from one place
to another. The printing press too has greatly facilitated the
dissemination of ideas across the whole world. Electronic
technology has, indeed, turned the whole world into a global
village. Now it has become possible to speak from one part of
the globe and be heard and watched across the world.

Western or modern civilization is not the property of a
certain race or community. It owes entirely to the discovery
of hidden natural laws and the development of a technology
which benefitted and still benefits the entire humanity.

The greatest benefit of these modern developments is that
for the first time in human history the age of peace has been
ushered in. In earlier periods of human history, bloody battles
had to be fought if any end was to be achieved. Everything
was decided upon on the battlefield and because of this, a
great number of human beings left this world without having
performed their due role. In the wake of modern developments,
for the first time in human history, it has become possible to

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