Islam and Peace
Western Civilization and Islam
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possibilities in order to exploit them for our own
purposes.
Such possibilities do exist for us in spite of all the
apparently adverse circumstances in which we
strive to perpetuate our Islamic heritage.
The hadith which mentions Dajjal appearing close
to the time of Doomsday is doubtless correct, but
certainly it does not apply to modern western
civilization.
There is another hadith which would more correctly
apply to the case of western civilization. In this the
Prophet has made the prediction that close on
Doomsday the message of Islam will enter every
hut or mansion. (Musnad Ahmad)
The truth is that western civilization has emerged as
a supporting factor in the divine scheme of Idkhal-
e-Kalimah (the communication of the word of God
to all human beings). The hadith pertaining to
Dajjal has thus no direct bearing whatsoever on
western civilization.
