IT IS ALLAH'S SUNNAH TO WARN COMMUNITIES BY SENDING A HOLY BOOK BEFORE THEY ARE DESTROYED
We have never destroyed a city without giving
it prior warning as a reminder... (Surat ash-Shu‘ara’:
208-209)
 Throughout
history, Allah has sent a reminder to every society that has
become corrupted, inviting it to follow the true path. Yet,
those who persisted in their wickedness perished after having
fulfilled the time allotted to them, and became an example
for succeeding generations. When we consider this law of Allah,
a number of important mysteries are revealed to us.
The Last Day is the final calamity to fall upon
the world. The Qur’an is the last divine book sent to
advise humanity, whose guide it will remain until the end
of the world. In one of its verses, it says, “…
It is simply a reminder to all beings." (Surat
al-An'am: 90) Those who think that the Qur’an speaks
only to one particular time or place are seriously mistaken,
because the Qur’an is a general invitation to all “worlds.”
Since the time of the Prophet (saas), the truth
of the Qur’an has been communicated to the entire world.
Because of the incomparable technological developments in
our present age, the commands of the Qur’an can be proclaimed
to the whole of humanity. Today, science, education, communication
and transportation are about to reach the final point of their
development. Thanks to computer and Internet technology in
particular, people in distant parts of the world can instantly
share information and establish communications. The revolution
in science and technology has united all the nations of the
world; expressions like “globalization” and “world
citizenship” have been added to our stock of vocabulary.
In short, all the obstacles preventing the unity of people
throughout the whole world are being quickly removed.
In the light of these facts, it can be easily said
that in our “information age,” Allah has put all
kinds of technological developments at our disposal. It is
the responsibility of Muslims to make the best use of these
possibilities that Allah has offered, and to invite people
from all walks of life to accept the moral teaching of the
Qur’an.
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