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Introduction
As the 20th Century draws to a close and we are
approaching a new millennium, there is a great deal of apocalyptic
hype: ordinary people are grasped by anxiety, whereas
scientists, politicians, economist, religious leaders and
the media are busy in anticipating and predicting the
future. The repertoire ranges from the doom-and-gloom scenario
to euphoria for the brave new world about to
begin.
This booklet is not
intended to add to the hype and speculation. It is an honest
attempt to take stock of the development of human civilisation
based on observations carefully compared to the wealth of
Islamic source texts. To begin with, it is not our millenium
which is coming to an end. Muslims are, as we write, in the
year 1420 of their time reckoning, and the year 2000 of the
Christian era is no magical number for them. Yet, for us
Muslims who live in the West, it is a welcome opportunity
to have somebody hold up the mirror and present
a view of our society from a somewhat different angle, as all
too often it is difficult to see the wood for all the
trees.
| Original Booklet
By: |
| Sahib
Mustaqim Bleher |
| Published and
Distributed by: |
| U.K.I.M Dawah
Centre |
| 401 Alum Rock
Road |
| Birmingham |
| B8
3DT |
| UK (Tel: 0121 326
9963) |
| First Print -
June 1999 |
Please Note: Images are not
part of the original publication. Adapted for the
Internet (March 2001) by Imran Ahmed.
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