These poisoned views aside...

These poisoned views aside, any objective scientific investigation will definitely conclude that the immortality of Islam confirms its greatness which, in turn, is derived from the fact that it is a Divine Message sent as a mercy for the whole of humanity: "And We did not send you (O Muhammad) except as a mercy for the worlds", suitable for all times, "This day have I complet-ed your religion for you, completed my favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as your religion." The deluge of the fall of materialistic ideologies ushered in a period of decline in western civilization.

This is no longer a secret since hardly a day will pass without hearing some leaders, of thoughts from the West, sounding a warning on the consequences of a headlong fall to which this civilization is hastening. Thus, there is no choice left for mankind after being tortured and threatened with imminent disaster except to resort to the only means of salvation, Islam, which possesses the key solution and the way out of this dangerous strait.

This is so, because Islam has a distinction not seen in other ideologies; a dynamic feature amenable to renewal and openness and capable of combining established truths and renewed legisla-tions opened to the facts of life. Therefore, Islam will never lack the ability to care for the spiritual needs of man, on the one hand, and fully grasp the civilizational changes that take place in the course of human development, on the other.

Because of our having a strong belief in the necessity of spreading this clear understanding of the nature of Islamic legislation, Al-Balagh Foundation has decided to publish this book, which is small in size, but rich in content. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.

Al-Balagh Foundation Islam and the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance `Jahiliyya' Since the descending of heavenly Messages, mankind has been divided into two parties that contradict each other in matters pertaining to belief, understanding and views towards life and what it contains of wealth, pleasure, enjoyment, social relationships and the connections between the soul and other things in existence. The Holy Qur'an recorded this phenomenon, saying: "Mankind is a single nation.