The Moral Vision
Our ‘Turnkey’ Civilization
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desire in this world of cause and effect. There is no
question of just ‘turning the key’.
Muslims of the present day must learn before all
else that they are at the beginning of history, and
not the end. Everyone knows that this is January
1986 and that for it to be December 1986, we shall
have to wait twelve months. The earth shall have to
revolve on its axis 365 times and only then shall we
come to the end of one year. This is common
knowledge. But Muslims tend to overlook such
obvious facts when it comes to the building of their
nation. They have only just entered the first month,
but they want to leap straight into the twelfth. They
make no effort to lay the foundations of the homes
they keep imagining, but already they want to
stand on their rooftops. The very phrasing of their
speeches and writings gives the impression that
they have actually attained their objectives.
We should remember, first and foremost, that we
can create a nation only if its inhabitants are imbued
with a sense of purpose and, to that end, we must
educate our people: they must have full knowledge
of both the past and the present if they are to
