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lSLAMlC EDUCATlONAL S CULTURAL

RESEARCH CENTER O| NORTH AMERlCA
A Non-Proflt, Non-Po|ltlca| Organltatlon

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UnInn CIty, CA 94587, U5A
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THE MUSLlM WORLD
HOPE lN THE NEW MlLLENNlUM
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ahmed Qadrl
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P PREFACE REFACE ................................ ................................................................ ................................................................ ................................. . 3 3

I INTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION ................................ ................................................................ ..................................................... ..................... 4 4

G GEO EO- -POLITICAL POLITICAL AND AND E ECONOMIC CONOMIC I IMPORTANCE MPORTANCE OF OF THE THE M MU5LIM U5LIM
W WORLD ORLD AND AND C CHALLENGE5 HALLENGE5 F FAC ACED ED BY BY IT IT ................................ ............................................ ............ 5 5

T TECHNOLOGICAL ECHNOLOGICAL AND AND E EDUCATIONAL DUCATIONAL A ADVANCEMENT DVANCEMENT IN IN THE THE M MU U5- 5-
LIM LIM W WORLD ORLD ................................ ................................................................ ........................................................... ........................... 9 9

5 5OCIO OCIO- -C CULTURAL ULTURAL T TRADITION RADITION A5 A5 A A T TOOL OOL FOR FOR THE THE R RE E- -O ORIENTATION RIENTATION
OF OF THE THE U UMMAH MMAH ................................ ................................................................ .................................................... .................... 9 9

R REVIVAL EVIVAL OF OF P PAN AN- -I I5LAMI5M 5LAMI5M ................................ .............................................................. .............................. 10 10

5 5UGGE5TED UGGE5TED M MEA EA5URE5 5URE5 TO TO P PROMOTE ROMOTE W WORLD ORLD P PEACE EACE ................... ................... 11 11

C CONFRONTING ONFRONTING AND AND D DI5MANTLING I5MANTLING A ANOMIC NOMIC G GROUP5 ROUP5 AND AND THEIR THEIR
D DE5TRUCTIVE E5TRUCTIVE I IDEOLOGIE5 DEOLOGIE5 ................................ ................................................................ ................................ 16 16

R RE5TORATION E5TORATION OF OF T TRUE RUE I I5LAMIC 5LAMIC D DEMOCRACY EMOCRACY IN IN 5 5ELF ELF- -P PROCLAIMED ROCLAIMED
M MONARCHIE5 ONARCHIE5 ................................ ................................................................ ...................................................... ...................... 17 17

J JUDEO UDEO- -C CHRI5TIAN HRI5TIAN- -I I5LAMIC 5LAMIC I INTERFAITH NTERFAITH D DIALOG IALOG TO TO P PROMOTE ROMOTE U UN- N-
DER5TANDING DER5TANDING A AMONG MONG THE THE R REVEALED EVEALED
R RELIGION5 ELIGION5 ................................ ................................................................ ........................................................... ........................... 17 17

P PROMOTION ROMOTION OF OF THE THE 5 5UFI UFI D DOCTRINE OCTRINE OF OF T TOLERANCE OLERANCE AND AND A ACCE CCEP- P-
TANCE TANCE TO TO FURTHER FURTHER W WORLD ORLD P PEACE EACE AND AND H HUMANITARIANI5M UMANITARIANI5M ...... ...... 18 18

C CULTURAL ULTURAL E EXCHANGE XCHANGE P PROGRAM5 ROGRAM5 WITH WITH THE THE W WE5TERN E5TERN WORLD WORLD .. .. 19 19

C CONCLU5ION ONCLU5ION ...................................................................................... 20 20

R REFER EFERENCE5 ENCE5 ................................ ................................................................ ........................................................ ........................ 21 21
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This nonogiaph is an updaled and ediled iepiinl of lhe
oiiginaI ailicIe lilIed The MusIin Unnah and lhe Nev
MiIIenniun - IiolIens and Iiospecls fiisl pulIished in lhe
Kaiachi Univeisily }ouinaI of IsIanic Sludies, VoIune 1,
Nunlei 1-2 2OOO.

In lhe pulIicalion of lhis voik, I exlend ny deep gialilude
lo Ayyaz Yousaf Qadii, Di. Syeda Saiqa Zuleda and Syeda
ZiIIe Huna foi lheii conslanl suppoil, advise and inpul.
AIso, ny lhanks lo Iaivez Zia Qadii and Shagufla Ahnad
Qadii of ILCRC San }ose ianch and lo Naveed AgloalvaIa,
and Saad Haneed foi lheii lechnicaI assislance and piinling
suppoil. AIso lhanks lo Shaiaaz Khan Qadii and Shaanavaz
Khan Qadii of ILCRC Sacianenlo ianch foi lheii conlinued
suppoil. We piay lhal lhis hunlIe effoil is accepled ly oui
Loid and His eIoved and is leneficiaI lo aII of hunanily.
(Aanin).


Prnf. Dr. Mnhammad Ahmcd QadrI
Ca!IfnrnIa, U5A
Dcccmbcr 2003 / 5hawwa! 1424







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I INTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION

In IsIan, lhe lein Unnan is synonynous vilh lhe nodein
lein of nalion. ul lhe diffeience lelveen nalion and Unnan
is lhal a nalion is lased on coIoi, casl, Ianguage, connon cuI-
luie and leiiiloiy vhiIe Unnah is a singIe eIenenl idenlily
lased on failh. The HoIy Quian exhoils lhe MusIins saying
lhal

ynu arc thc bcst natInn amnng thc pcnp!c |piovidedj ynu
cnmmand tn rIghtcnusncss and prnhIbIt frnm cvI!.

In lhis Iighl, il is lhe duly of eveiy MusIin lo allenpl lo acl as
a calaIysl foi good and deleiienl foi eviI.

Hovevei, upon socioIogicaI anaIysis, one can concIude lhal a
niIIenniun is ovei, and lhe MusIin voiId is lack lo vheie il
vas in 1918, nol vilhslanding lhe facl lhal lheie aie 54 oi so
MusIin slales vhich aie lheoielicaIIy soveieign, lul piacli-
caIIy sIaves lo lheii ovn poIilicaI inleiesls. The cenluiy
opened vilh lhe denise of lhe sick nan of Luiope lul has
ended on an even noie lillei nole foi MusIins vho al lhe
nonenl aie pieoccupied vilh an inlense feeIing of fiuslia-
lion and faiIuie.
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The disinlegialion of lhe USSR has iesuIled in a uni-poIai
syslen. In addilion, lhe chaos, inslaliIily and pooi Ieadeiship
in lhe MusIin counliies have ceilainIy nade possilIe lhe de-
veIopnenl of lhe iecenl pasl. Wilh lhe house in such a ness,
and in lhe lackdiop of lhis conpIex scenaiio lhe silualionaI
ciises occuiied eveiyvheie in lhe MusIin voiId.

Theie aie nany aieas of vuIneialiIilies and chaIIenges foi lhe
MusIin voiId lo le confionled vilh, in lhe 21
sl
cenluiy.
Hovevei, ve need lo focus on sone of lhe nosl inpoilanl
chaIIenges:
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Ceo-poIilicaI and econonic inpoilance of lhe Mus-
Iin Unnan and chaIIenges faced ly il
Need foi lechnoIogicaI and educalionaI advancenenl
Socio-cuIluiaI liadilion as a looI foi lhe ie-oiienlalion
of lhe MusIin Unnan
RevivaI of Ian-IsIanisn

G GEO EO- -POLITICAL POLITICAL AND AND E ECONOMIC CONOMIC I IMPORTANCE MPORTANCE OF OF
THE THE M MU5LIM U5LIM W WORLD ORLD AN AND D C CHALLENGE5 HALLENGE5 F FACED ACED BY BY IT IT

Today lheie aie acluaIIy 54 MusIin counliies. They aie veiy
slialegicaIIy Iocaled, fIanked ly lhe Chiislian / SecuIai Wesl
on one side, and lhe Hindu / uddhisl on lhe Lasl. We see
lhal aII lhese counliies aie spiead ovei in al Ieasl five iegions
of lhiee noslIy popuIaled conlinenls, iich in hisloiy and
civiIizalion, conliguous and lound vilh IsIanic failh.

RcgInn 1
Noilh Afiica, knovn as lhe Magiel, consisls of Lgypl, Lilya,
Tunisia, AIgeiia, Moiocco and Mauiilania - 6 Afiican slales.

RcgInn 2
This iegion conpiises 2,762.O58 squaie niIes of vhich 4.5
Iand onIy is aialIe. Theie aie 24 Afiican counliies aIlhough
veiy lackvaid and al Iovesl Iand of poveily, lul veiy iich
in nineiaI veaIlh.

RcgInn 3
MiddIe Lasl up lo Iakislan having Afghanislan, ahiain,
Iian, Iiaq, }oidan, Kuvail, Lelanon, MaIdives, Onan, IaIes-
line, Qalai, Saudi Aialia, Syiia and Yenen - 15 Asian slales.

Lxcepl Afghanislan, Iian and Iakislan, aII counliies aie Iin-
guislicaIIy and cuIluiaIIy Iinked. The lolaI popuIalion of
Aialic speaking counliies is 2.3 niIIion. These counliies
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have conneiciaI Iinks vilh aInosl aII counliies of lhe
voiId, have pioven oiI and naluiaI gas iesouices and aie Io-
caled in lhe CuIf iegion conpiising aInosl 67 of lhe
voiIds lolaI iesouices. Saudi Aialia aIone has 25 of lhe
voiIds lolaI iesouices. This iegion suppIies 24.75 niIIion
laiieIs pei day lo lhe voiId naikel. ConpIele peace in lhe
iegion is nosl inpoilanl foi lhe iegion pailicuIaiIy Iakislan,
since lhe cenliaI Asian counliies aie vigoiousIy vailing foi
passage of lheii neichandise via Afghanislan lo pails of
Iakislan. This iegion has 16 counliies and a lolaI aiea of
2,681,8O4 sq. niIes.

RcgInn 4
The Soulh Lasl Asia naneIy angIadesh, iunei, Indonesia,
MaIaysia - 4 slales of Asia. Lxcepl angIadesh aII 3 counliies
have Iinguislic and cenliaI ieIalions. IeiliIe Iands have nade
lhis iegion exchange eaining aiea. MaIaysias deveIopnenl
in vaiious econonic spheies is exenpIaiy. These counliies
have vasl conneiciaI ieIalions vilh nany of lhe counliies of
lhe voiId since nany cenluiies. TolaI aiea is 935,593 sq.
niIes. Asia has 2O MusIin nalions. TolaI aiea is 3,617,397 sq.
niIes and lhe popuIalion is 764,171,571.

RcgInn 5
IncIudes MusIin slales of Luiope and CenliaI Asia - ve
nane il as Luiasia. Il conlains 1O slales naneIy AIlania, os-
nia, MusIin Cypius, Tuikey, Azeilaijan, Kazakhislan,
Kyigyslan, Tajikislan, Tuikenenislan and Uzlekislan.
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The RepulIics of foinei Soviel Union have fieed lhenseIves
fion lhe connunisl liulaIily and finaIIy joined lhe Unnan,
shaiing lhe connon ieIigion of IsIan. They aie lechnoIogi-
caIIy seIf-sufficienl. Tuikey is anolhei deveIoped counliy of
lhis iegion and is lhe onIy MusIin counliy vhich has nen-
leiship in NATO and has coidiaI ieIalions vilh USA, Rus-
sia, Iiance, Ceinany and olhei Luiopean counliies. Linguis-
licaIIy and cuIluiaIIy, lhese counliies have good ieIalions
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vilh each olhei. Moie inpoilanl poinl anong lhese coun-
liies is lhal lhey aie sociaIIy, cuIluiaIIy, elhnicaIIy and lo an
exlenl IinguislicaIIy aIso honogeneous, since lhey cone
fion lhe sane slock.

To sun up, lolaI aiea of lhe MusIin voiId, in lhese five ie-
gions, coveis 11,962,O86 sq. niIes, aveiage aialIe aiea of lhe
voiId is 57,9OO,OOO sq. niIes and ils popuIalion is
5,972,OOO,OOO, gioving vilh an aveiage of 1.6 pei annun.
IoIilicaIIy speaking lheie aie 37 iepulIics and 9 kingdons. 6
counliies aie undei niIilaiy junla and 2 aie undei civiI vai.
Ioi nane sake lheie aie 37 iepulIics goveined undei paiIia-
nenlaiy syslen, lul liue denociacy is in expeiinenlaI slage
onIy. The nine kingdons iun ly lhe iuIeis and lhe nenleis
of lhe ioyaI faniIy, hei denociacy is olscuie. Hovevei, in
viev of lhe Cod-given veaIlh of oiI and gas, lhese iuIeis
have lhe anlilion lo liing veIfaie lo lhe cilizens vho couId
Iive a confoilalIe Iife vilhoul denanding lheii denocialic
iighls. The six counliies undei niIilaiy junla aie iun ly dic-
lalois vho avfuIIy Iack loIeiance foi denands ieIaling lo
denociacy oi hunan vaIues. As iegaid lo hunan vaIues, ve
aie soiiy lo say lhal no counliy couId loasl foi ils iecoid in
lhis iegaid. Afghanislan and SonaIia aie undei civiI vai lul
hopefuIIy vhenevei lhe civiI vai is ovei lhey nay join lhe
iepulIic liolheihood. Lveiy fouilh nan of lhe gIole is a
MusIin. Accoiding lo lhe slalislicaI piojeclions in 2O2O AD,
eveiy lhiid nan on lhe gIole viII le a MusIin. This is good
onIy vhen lhe neans of pioduclion aIso lends lo inciease al
pai vilh lhe giovlh iale of lhe popuIalion. 67 of lhe
voiIds denand of oiI is nel ly lhe MusIin voiId, againsl
vhich Saudi Aialia aIone has 3O shaie in il. Likevise
41.8 of lhe voiIds denand foi naluiaI gas is leing sup-
pIied ly MusIin counliies.
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The MusIin slales, nol onIy sus-
lain lhe econonies of lhe indusliiaIized voiId ialhei lhey
aie so Iocaled lhal lhey can eilhei ciippIe oi ensuie lhe con-
linued fIov of oiI lo lhe indusliiaIized counliies vheie Iife
vilhoul lhis iesouice viII cone lo a giinding haIl.
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The indusliiaIized Wesl pIays a vilaI ioIe in lhe econonies of
lhe MusIin slales. The vais of lhe 21
sl
cenluiy viII nol le
foughl vilh veapons lhey viII le noie of a confIicl of ide-
oIogies and econonic inleiesls.
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Whelhei ve ieaIize il oi nol, ve nov Iive in a uni-poIai
voiId vheie lhe Uniled Slales ieigns supiene. Ioi lellei oi
foi voise, lhe nev voiId oidei viII le a voiId of Aneiicas
naking, as foinei Iiesidenl ush said:

Anong lhe nalions of lhe voiId onIy lhe Uniled Slales of
Aneiica has lolh lhe noiaI slanding and lhe neans lo lack
il up. We aie lhe onIy nalion in lhe voiId lhal couId assen-
lIe lhe foices of peace.
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Thus, lhe US has achieved gIolaI Ieadeiship in aInosl aII po-
IilicaI, slialegicaIIy cuIluiaI, sociaI and econonic spheies ly
gaining nasleiy ovei lhe Ialesl 199Os invenlion of cylei-
space. Having allained such a giganlic and doninaling posi-
lion in lhe voiId and ils affaiis, lhe US has lo safeguaid lhe
inleiesl of lhe Aial WoiId ly adopling piopei pioceduies lo
nake IsiaeIi Ieadeis cone lo leins vilh lhe Aials on Iines
diclaled ly lhe UN Secuiily CounciI. Once lhis Aial-IsiaeIi
confIicl is ovei, lhe gIolaI poIilics shaII deleinine lhe gIolaI
econony, vhich is necessaiy foi US deleininalion lo le-
cone lhe Ieadei of lhe voiId and lo ieap lhe lenefils of lhe
ensuing loon. Olheivise lheie is eveiy possiliIily foi lhe
Aials lo use oiI as a veapon lo sellIe aII dispules once foi
aII.

Tiue and Iasling peace in lhe voiId cannol le naleiiaIized
unliI lhe MusIin Unnah sleps foivaid foi lheii econonic
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T TECHNOLOGICAL ECHNOLOGICAL AND AND E EDUCATIONAL DUCATIONAL
A ADVANCEMENT DVANCEMENT IN IN THE THE M MU5LIM U5LIM W WORLD ORLD

The 19
lh
and 2O
lh
cenluiy has vilnessed IandsIide lechnoIogi-
caI advancenenl ly lhe veslein counliies. The peiiod of len
yeais fion lhe discoveiy of iadiun ly Maiie Cuiie in 1895
lo Linsleins ReIalivily lheoiy in 19O5, lioughl a significanl
change in lhe nolions and appIicalions of science and
lheiely eneiged lhe nodein lechnoIogy and eIeclionics in
lhe donain of scienlific aclivilies.
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In lhe Iasl decade of lhe
2O
lh
cenluiy lhe inlioduclion of lhe niciopiocessoi ly lhe
USA has finaIIy conveiled lhe voiId inlo a snaII viIIage.

On lhe olhei hand, MusIin iegions lhal cIain sone of lhe
nosl nodein and advanced iefineiies and peliochenicaI
facloiies, have nol yel designed and nade a nachine lhal
can pioduce needIes and pins. And in olhei iegions, vhich
can do so, lhe enphasis has leen noslIy on Iighl indusliy
vhich is geneiaIIy oiienled lovaids inpoil silualion. Nol a
singIe MusIin slale can cIain lo le an indusliiaI nalion in
lhe accepled sense of lhe voiId loday.
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Woisl of aII, lhe
MusIin voiId is lolaIIy dependanl on olheis foi sophisli-
caled veapons of defense. In lhis Iighl, spending shouId le
caiiied oul on lechnoIogy oiienled, enIighlened educalion.
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In lhe conlenpoiaiy socio-cuIluiaI eia, lechnoIogy is lhe key
lo econonic deveIopnenl and educalion is lhe engine of
lechnoIogy. Il is one of lhe iequiienenls of socio-econonic
chaige.
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Lducalion shouId le given lhe sane piioiily as lhe
defense of lhe counliy and ievivaI of econony, lecause lhe
veiy foundalion of lhe IsIanic Sociely is lased on educalion.

5 5OCIO OCIO- -C CULTURAL ULTURAL T TRADITION RADITION A5 A5 A A T TOOL OOL
FOR FOR THE THE R RE E- -O ORIENTATION RIENTATION OF OF THE THE U UMMAH MMAH

IsIan is a sliong nonolheislic failh lased on lhe HoIy Quian
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and Iiophelhood and is a vay of Iife, vilh eveiy aclivily,
sociaI, dovn lo lhe snaIIesl delaiI ieguIaled ly lhe Quianic
peiceplion. Il is lecause IsIan is a ieIigion of peace and jus-
lice.

In lhis iegaid, a veII knovn viilei SanueI I. Hunlinglon in
his fanous voik, The CIash of CiviIizalion, idenlifies lvo
significanl poinls:

i) Ioi lhe puipose of seIf-idenlily, civiIizalion, incIusive
of cuIluiaI iools, is noie inpoilanl lhan nalionaI slales in
vhich peopIe Iive and aie seeningIy divided.
ii) Thal anong lhe civiIizalion divide of lhe voiId, Is-
Ian piesenls lhe nosl seiious chaIIenge lo connunisn.

The confIicls of lhe 21sl cenluiy viII le noie of ideoIogies
and sociaI vaIues.
1O
The ieaI conpelilion vouId le al lhe
Iand of lvo cuIluies and civiIizalions, one lased upon Is-
Ianic vaIues, and lhe olhei on vaIues of naleiiaIisn, nalion-
aIisn and IileiaIisn lolh econonic and poIilicaI.
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R REVIVAL EVIVAL OF OF P PAN AN- -I I5LAMI5M 5LAMI5M

Ian-IsIanisn oi unificalion of MusIin Unnan is a unique as
veII as a univeisaI phenonena, lecause in IsIan lheie is
unily vilh diveisily, and vaiialion lhal does nol deslioy
uniqueness. Theie is nolhing Iike Aial IsIan, Iakislani Is-
Ian, Iianian IsIan, oi Tuikish IsIan. Wilhin lhe IsIanic uni-
veisaIisn, lheie is unily lul nol unifoinily.
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MusIins conslilule one-fiflh of lhe hunan iace lul leing
disoiganized (OIC nol voiking piaclicaIIy), poIilicaIIy pov-
eiIess, lechnoIogicaIIy lackvaid, niIilaiiIy veak and yel en-
deavoiing lo nainlain lheii sepaiale ideoIogicaI idenlily,
lhey aie aIieady leing Iooked upon vilh suspicion and as a
Iuiking dangei ly lhe poveis lhal le.
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The Luiopean nalions aie sliiving lo slage a conelack, lul
nol individuaIIy. They aie joining hands as a union vilh a
connon cuiiency and connon conneiciaI and niIilaiy ol-
jeclives. This is a coIIeclive effoil on lheii pail, nol lo iuIe
ovei a Iaige pail of lhe voiId as lhey did lvo cenluiies ago,
lul onIy lo suivive vilh enough lo eal, diink and le neiiy.
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The veakness and vuIneialiIily of lhe MusIin voiId can le
judged ly lhe facl lhal, aIlhough il spends ovei $3O liIIion
on defense and has slanding ained foices Iaigei lhan lhe
conlined foices of NATO and WARSAW IACT, il has nol
leen alIe lo iesisl foieign aggiession. Il has nol evoIved a
pioceduie lo sellIe dispules lelveen MusIin slales lhiough
negolialions, conciIialion, nedialion and aililialion, noi has
il secuied agieenenl of ils MusIin slales nol lo iesoil lo
foice oi lhieal lo foice againsl MusIin counliies.
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The chailei of lhe OIC Iacks a cIeai slalenenl on lhe eslal-
Iishnenl of a syslen of coIIeclive secuiily foi lhe nenlei
slales. Leadeis of lhe MusIins counliies shouId ieaIize lhe
inpoilance of lhe foinalion of an oiganizalion vhich incuI-
cales a sense of unificalion anong lhe MusIin Unnah,
noieovei lhis oiganizalion shouId Iead lo have a veII knil
poIilico econonic syslen. AIlhough OIC nenlei counliies
have lhe aliIily lo lecone indusliiaI nalions uliIize ils ie-
souice and expand ils aliIilies in a caiefuIIy designed aclion
pIan ained al indusliiaIizing ils nenlei counliies econo-
nies. To do so, il is necessaiy lo cieale nev iegionaI coop-
eialion, oiganize aclion vilhin lhe confeience nenlei coun-
liies and slienglhen exisling ones. MusIins viII have lo dis-
covei highei noins of coopeialion vilhoul vhich lhey can-
nol piogiess coIIecliveIy lul can peiish individuaIIy.

5 5UGGE5TED UGGE5TED M MEA5URE5 EA5URE5 TO TO
P PROMOTE ROMOTE W WORLD ORLD P PEACE EACE

Despile a nyiiad of piolIens, lheie is a nev confidence, an
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aii of asseilion, an alnospheie of euphoiia in lhe MusIin
voiId. Theie is evidence of an allenpl lo asseil lhe conlinu-
ing vaIidily of IsIan in lhe conlexl of lhe nodein voiId. ul
despile lhe iecenl iesuigence, vhich has geneialed nev
foices, lhe unily of lhe MusIin voiId, nol vilhslanding ils
poIilicaI and econonic polenliaI, is fai fion leing nono-
Iilhic. The piesenl slale of coopeialion in lhe econonic fieId
is nininaI. Theie is no MusIin connon naikel, no con-
non cuiiency, fev joinl venluies and IillIe defense coopeia-
lion. The MusIins voiId pioduces piinaiy pioducls and is
dependanl on lhe indusliiaIized Wesl foi nachines and
lechnoIogy of eveiy kind. ul lheie is a consciousness of
lhese veaknesses and lheie is sone deleininalion lo find
lhe ienedies.

The MusIin voiId is faluIousIy iich and yel despeialeIy
pooi. The soIulion Iies in an equilalIe disliilulion of veaIlh.
y 1985, haIf of lhe Aial suipIus iesouices nay exceed lhe
gIolaI iesouices of goId and foieign exchange. Why shouId
lhese non-oiI pioducing counliies in lhe MusIin voiId suf-
fei fion a chionic condilion of iesouice deficil.
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The lolaI
iesouices of lhe MusIin voiId lovaids lhe end of 1976
anounled lo aloul 55 niIIion doIIais of 22 of lhe lolaI
voiId iesouices, if onIy 1O of lhese iesouices veie lo le
deposiled vilh lhe IsIanic Iund, il vouId le alIe lo piovide
assislance lo deficil MusIin counliies. Al piesenl econonic
coopeialion anong MusIin slales is aInosl non-exislenl. In
1975, lhe lolaI liade of lhe MusIin counliies anounled lo
aloul 1OO liIIion doIIais lul liade anong lhenseIves
anounled lo onIy 12 liIIion doIIais.
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Lxcepl foi lhe MusIin
voiId, aII olhei gIolaI ieIigions have ieached sone soil of
econonic inlegialion - LLC foi Luiope, CenliaI Aneiican
Cuslon unions foi CenliaI Afiica, CenliaI Aneiican con-
non naikel foi Lalin Aneiica, ASLAN foi Soulh Lasl Asia
and COMSCON foi sociaIisl Lasl Luiope. ul a connon
naikel of lhe MusIin voiId is yel lo eneige.

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The lvo olhei najoi gioupings naneIy, lhe NAM and lhe
OIC, aie neie pIalfoins foi sociaI aIIiance ialhei lhan offei-
ing any sound voikalIe piogians foi econonic deveIop-
nenl oi foi liinging peace lelveen lhe vaiiing nalions.

Hov can ve succeed in oveiconing lhese difficuIlies and
consliainls` Civen lhe nev ciicunslances iesuIling fion lhe
denise of lhe coId vai, lhe issue of econonic coopeialion
and inlegialion has lecone lhe nain focus of expeils and
ieseaicheis aiound lhe voiId. AIlhough lhe issue of eco-
nonic and liade coopeialion occupies a piioiily on lhe OIC
agenda since lhe sixlh sunnil confeience in Dakai 1991,
nenlei counliies have nol leen successfuI in consliucling a
soIid foundalion foi sone nolIe oljeclive. The OIC has lo
uliIize ils iesouices and expand ils aliIilies in a caiefuIIy de-
signed aclion pIan ained al indusliiaIizing lhe econonies of
ils nenlei counliies.
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To do so il is necessaiy lo cieale nev iegionaI econonic co-
opeialion oiganizalion vilhin lhe confeience nenlei coun-
liies and slienglhen lhe exisling ones. In facl lhis idea ie-
fIecls lhe cuiienl gIolaI liend, vhich is lovaids giealei ie-
gionaIizalion and inlegialion of econonies. In lhis iegaid,
lheie shouId le a lvo-pail aclion pIan.

a) A sel of veII lhoughl oul sleps lo slienglhen lhe pies-
enl iegionaI econonic oiganizalions vilhin lhe Mus-
Iin voiId
l) Ciealion of nev econonic coopeialion oiganizalions
lo covei lhe iesl of lhe MusIin counliies

Having eslalIished lhe undeiIying piincipIes of engagenenl
al lhe inleinalionaI IeveI, lhe opeialionaI goaIs of OIC
shouId al Ieasl covei lhe foIIoving aspecls:

1. To puisue a peacefuI and pioduclive co-exislence
vilh neighlois and lhe gIolaI connunily in a uni-
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poIai voiId oidei
2. To seek neaningfuI and pioduclive coIIaloialion
vilh MusIin and non-MusIin counliies in aII fieIds
lased on nuluaI need and nuluaI capaliIilies
3. To piaclice oui iighl lo le deveIoped and lo eneige
in any deveIopnenl puisuils vilhoul any unjuslified
olslacIes
4. To ensuie lhe iighl of seIf defense againsl aggies-
sions
5. To uphoId lhe iighl lo le MusIin in ils enliiely, in-
cIuding lhe iiluaI and cuIluiaI piaclices
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IoIIoving suggeslions neiil consideialion:

a) The chailei of lhe OIC shouId le nade lo piovide foi
a confedeialion of lhe IsIanic slales. The supiene
lody of lhis confedeialion shaII conpiise lhe heads
of lhe goveinnenl of lhe nenlei slales. The su-
piene lody shaII have nolhing lo do vilh lhe inlei-
naI affaiis of any nenlei slale and shaII onIy lake up
inlei-slale dispules foi nedialion.
l) The confedeialion shaII lake up lhe cause of lhe Mus-
Iin anyvheie in lhe voiId in lhe appiopiiale foin
on lehaIf of lhe Unnan and piovide aid undei Inlei-
nalionaI Lav.

Theiefoie, lhe fiisl geo-poIilicaI consideialion shouId le lo
naxinize effoils and deveIop a pallein of econony on piag-
nalic pIanning lhal lhe neans of pioduclion shouId aIso
doulIe in jusl 23 yeais lo neel lhe needs of lhe evei incieas-
ing popuIalion. DeveIopnenl pIanning is avfuIIy Iacking in
aInosl aII MusIin counliies, excepl Saudi Aialia, UAL, Ku-
vail, Onan, Tuikey, Iian, MaIaysia, Indonesia, iunei,
Khazakhislan, Azeilaijan. On lhe agiicuIluiaI fionl, ve have
seen lhal aveiage aialIe aiea is jusl 12.8. The ciop aiea has
lo le doulIed and lasicaIIy inlensive cuIlivalion nelhods
shouId le adopled lo naxinize oui voIune of pioduclion.
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Mechanizalion of agiicuIluie viII le nosl suilalIe foi lhese
counliies lo allain nol onIy seIf-sufficiency lul lo expoil lhe
suipIus and eain foieign exchange.

The alove-nenlioned counliies have lhe skiII, infiasliucluie
and nanpovei lo exhiIaiale pioduclion of food giains as
veII as conneiciaI ciops. The iecenl indusliiaI deveIop-
nenls in Saudi Aialia is speclacuIai, vheie hundieds of in-
dusliiaI ig, Mediun and SnaII unils have spiung on lhe
poIicy of diveisificalion of econonic aclivilies. Il iesuIls in
saving of oiI laiieIs and aIso saving lhe heavy foieign ex-
change on inpoils. Nov lhe CDI ialio of expoil of oiI and
non-oiI is 6O:4O vilhin a shoil peiiod of len yeais. y giving
lhis exanpIe ve vanl lo inpiess upon olhei counliies lo foI-
Iov lhis syslen in lhe deveIopnenl of lheii counliy. Tvo
five yeai deveIopnenl pIans viII change lhe naluie of lhe
econony of any counliy and evei incieasing piessuie of
popuIalion shaII le alsoiled syslenalicaIIy. Nol onIy Saudi
Aialia, lul Uniled Aial Lniiales, ahiain, Iian, Iiaq, Nige-
iia, AIgeiia, MaIaysia, Indonesia and iunei DaiussaIan
have adopled lhis diveisificalion pIanning and aie saving
foieign exchange.

Il is lhe inleinaI confIicls in MusIin slales lhal have nade
lhen, cynicaIIy, a zeio on aggiegale. The piinaiy ieason of
inleinaI confIicls is lhe neai alsence of a jusl sociaI oidei in a
Iaige nunlei of nenlei slales. Theie shouId le a veII-knil
syslen of goveinnenl having a jusl sociaI oidei lased on
lhe Medina nodeI, vhich idenlifies liue denociacy and su-
pienacy of equily and equaIily.

In oidei lo have sliong socio-cuIluiaI iools in an IsIanic
slale lhe slienglh of lhe IsIanic civiIizalion shouId le luiIl
on lhe foIIoving pienises:

c) The liadilion of knovIedge acquisilion and deveIop-
nenl lo lhe IeveI of exceIIence in aII discipIines,
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vhich viII enalIe MusIin schoIais lo gain iespecl
and Iead lhe voiId
d) The liadilion of goveinance, vhich is effeclive - jusl
and faii liadilions
e) LslalIishnenl of socio-cuIluiaI liadilions, vhich is
sliong and alIe lo nainlain lhe secuiily, slaliIily,
happiness and hainony of lhe sociely

C CONFRONTING ONFRONTING AND AND D DI5MANTLING I5MANTLING A ANOMIC NOMIC
G GROUP5 ROUP5 AND AND THEIR THEIR D DE5TRUCTIVE E5TRUCTIVE I IDEOLOGIE5 DEOLOGIE5

The advenl of exlienisl and desliuclive foins of expiession
of fiuslialion ly seIecl gioups in lhe pasl cenluiy has lai-
nished lhe inage of IsIan vhich accoiding lo lhe HoIy
Iiophel Muhannad is lhe niddIe palh. Il is inpeialive
lhal lhese gioups, lheii ideoIogies, and lheii suppoil infia-
sliucluie le disnanlIed al lhe lasic IeveI. This legins ly
educaling lhe MusIin nasses on lhe fundanenlaI IsIanic
piincipIes of palience, undeislanding Cods IIan on eailh
(His Melhods of liiaIs and liiluIalions), inliospeclion elc.
AIIah AInighly says in His NolIe Quian lhal

takIng nnc !Ifc Is !Ikc dcstrnyIng a!! nf humanIty and
savIng nnc !Ifc Is !Ikc savIng a!! nf humanIty.

Such essenliaI piincipIes of IsIan nusl le incuIcaled in lhe
MusIin heail and nind fion a veiy lendei age so lhal as an
aduIl lhe MusIin can foinuIale a heaIlhy voiIdviev in
vhich his oi hei conliilulions aie posilive and pioduclive
and nol falaIislic and fuliIe. AIso al a naleiiaIislic IeveI, il is
inpoilanl lo nol piovide any financiaI and naleiiaI ie-
souices lo such gioups and lheii suppoileis.




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R RE5TORATION E5TORATION OF OF T TRUE RUE I I5LAMIC 5LAMIC D DEMOCRACY EMOCRACY
IN IN 5 5ELF ELF- -P PROCLAIMED ROCLAIMED M MONARCHIE5 ONARCHIE5

Il is aIso inpoilanl lo educale lhe MusIin nasses on lhe po-
IilicaI infiasliucluie of IsIan, in lhal, vhen lhe HoIy Iiophel
Muhannad appoinled Hazial Alu aki Siddeeq (nay
AIIah le pIeased vilh hin) as His successoi, lhis vas an in-
dicalion lhal poIilicaI Ieadeiship in IsIan is nol nonaichicaI,
lul inslead is one lased on lhe aliIily lo spiiiluaIIy and
juslIy lake caie of lhe needs of peopIe lhiough consuIlalion,
i.e. Snura. Diclaloiship is conpIeleIy oulside lhe paIe of Is-
Ian. Il is inpoilanl lhal lhe exisling nonaichies in lhe Mus-
Iin voiId loday pay heed lo lhis foundalionaI piincipIe of
IsIan.

J JUDEO UDEO- -C CHRI5TIAN HRI5TIAN- -I I5LAMIC 5LAMIC I INTERFAITH NTERFAITH D DIALOG IALOG
TO TO P PRO ROMOTE MOTE U UNDER5TANDING NDER5TANDING A AMONG MONG THE THE
R REVEALED EVEALED R RELIGION5 ELIGION5

IsIan is an Aliahanic failh, lhe finaI ieveIalion fion Cod
AInighly, in His seiies of Divine Messages on eailh. Mus-
Iins leIieve in aII of Cods Iiophels slailing fion Adan
(nay AIIah le pIeased vilh hin), incIuding Noah, Moses,
}esus and His finaI and nosl leIoved Iiophel Muhannad
, nay Cod le pIeased vilh lhen aII His Iiophels. MusIins
considei lheii piedecessoi ieIigions of Chiislianily and }uda-
isn as sislei ieIigions and enphasis nusl le pIaced on lhe
siniIaiilies lelveen lhe }udeo-Chiislian-IsIanic docliines
ialhei lhan highIighling lhe diffeiences.

"Indccd thc bc!Icvcrs (thc Mus!Ims) and thnsc amnng thc
Jcws, thc ChrIstIans, and thc 5abcans whn sInccrc!y acccpt
faIth In A!!ah and thc Last Day and dn gnnd dccds - thcIr
rcward Is wIth thcIr Lnrd, and thcrc sha!! bc nn fcar upnn
thcm nnr sha!! thcy grIcvc."
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MusIins nusl leIieve lhal aII guidance is fion AIIah AI-
nighly and if He vanled He couId have ciealed aII of hu-
nanily as one peopIe, lul lhe diffeiences, vhelhei lhey aie
in lhe ieaIn of leIief oi any olhei spheie aie ly His Design
and lhal oui goaI shouId le lo nol nake diffeiences cause foi
division and halied.

". Wc havc appnIntcd fnr ynu a!!, a scparatc (re|lglous)
!aw and a way, and had A!!ah wI!!cd Hc cnu!d havc madc
ynu nnc natInn, but thc purpnsc (Hls ul||) Is tn tcst ynu by
what Hc has gIvcn ynu, thcrcfnrc scck tn surpass nnc an-
nthcr In gnnd dccds."
21


Inleifailh diaIog nusl le encouiaged vilh lhe goaI of cieal-
ing posilive londs and nusl le peifoined vilh honesly, sin-
ceiily, and piopei eliquelle.

P PROMOTION ROMOTION OF OF THE THE 5 5UFI UFI D DOCTRINE OCTRINE OF OF T TOLERANCE OLERANCE
AND AND A ACCEPTANCE CCEPTANCE TO TO FURTHER FURTHER W WORLD ORLD P PEACE EACE
AND AND H HUMANITARIANI5M UMANITARIANI5M

This is piolalIy lhe nosl inpoilanl and conpiehensive so-
Iulion lo lhe piesenl day ciisis of lhe MusIins as il is sevei-
ance fion lhis innei palh of IsIan lhal has caused lhe cui-
ienl condilion of lhe MusIins. The pasl cenluiy vilh ils co-
IoniaI sliucluies and caIcuIaled noves has caused a desliuc-
lion of lhe piisline nadrasa syslen (and in lhe piocess lai-
nishing lhis veiy educalionaI syslen) vheie sinceie and de-
voled seekeis of spiiiluaI knovIedge used lo lake fion lheii
SpiiiluaI Masleis conlinuing on lhe Iiophelic liadilion of
laiah (spiiiluaI conliacl). Weslein concepls of exlienisl in-
dividuaIisn and cynicaI skeplicisn (veiy dislincl fion sin-
ceie quesl lo undeisland) have caused confusion in lhe
ninds of lhe MusIins casling a shadov on lhe puie palh of
liusl and guidance lhal lhe Sufi Ialh offeis. Tasauuuf as il is
liadilionaIIy caIIed, is lhe heail and souI of IsIan and one
lhal guides MusIins lovaids puiificalion of ones lhoughls
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and aclions. Il is one lhal lakes MusIins avay fion lhe vic-
lin node and foices lhen lo lake on iesponsiliIily foi lheii
condilion. This Ialh speaks of lhe uIlinale goaI in Iife leing
lo seek lhe conlenlnenl and happiness of oui Ciealoi and lo
viev aII expeiiences in lhis Iighl, eilhei puiifying oi eIeval-
ing one is spiiiluaI slalus. Wilh lhe viev on lhe highesl goaI
possilIe (i.e. Divine Conlenlnenl), aII olhei aspecls of Iife
lecone secondaiy aIIoving lhe MusIin lo piaclice incieased
loIeiance lovaids one anolhei lolh in lhe doneslic spheie
exlending oul lo his oi hei pulIic donain as he oi she inlei-
acls vilh MusIins and non-MusIins aIike. Tasavvuf
leaches non-disciininalion and enphasizes seivices lo hu-
nanily, i.e. laking caie of hunan needs iegaidIess of coIoi,
oi cieed. As lhe HoIy Iiophel Muhannad (peace le upon
Hin) said in His finaI seinon:

A|| manklnd ls from Adam and Ete, an Arab has no suerl-
orlt oter a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has an suerlorlt
oter an Arab, a|so a uhlte has no suerlorlt oter b|ack nor
a b|ack has an suerlorlt oter uhlte excet b let and
good actlon."


C CULTURAL ULTURAL E EXCHANGE XCHANGE P PROGRAM5 ROGRAM5 WITH WITH
THE THE W WE5TERN E5TERN W WORLD ORLD

The HoIy Iiophel Muhannad said lo:

seek knou|edge eten lf one has to trate| to Chlna.

This highIighls lhe inpoilance in IsIan of Ieaining fion and
aloul olhei cuIluies. In lhis Iighl, il is insliunenlaI foi lheie
lo exisl cuIluiaI exchange piogians lelveen lhe MusIin
voiId and lhe vesl lhal viII heIp liidge lhe gaps of undei-
slanding and eIininale sleieolypes lhal enanale fion none
olhei lhan ignoiance.

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C CONCLU5ION ONCLU5ION

In shoil lheie is a despeiale need foi IsIanic iesuigence. In
facl, IsIanic iesuigence slands foi a ieaffiinalion of IsIanic
noiaIily and iededicalion of lhe iesouices of lhe Unnah -
naleiiaI as veII as hunan lo lhe achievenenl of sociaI jus-
lice and seIf-ieIiance. The MusIin Unnan shouId sliive haid
lo ieluiId lheii sociaI and individuaI Iife in accoidance vilh
lhe ideas and piincipIes of IsIan.

The MusIin voiId shouId nol iesliicl ilseIf lo ils ovn sociaI
and poIilicaI lehavioi. Inslead lheie shouId le a pio-aclive
ioIe in lhe pionolion of voiId peace. Tiue IsIanic denoc-
iacy (i.e. Snura lased) shouId le iesloied in lhe MusIin
counliies and lhe nasses nusl pailicipale fuIIy in lheii so-
ciaI oiganizalions. Theie nusl le incieased inleiaclion le-
lveen lhe MusIin and non-MusIin voiId vilhoul any
piejudiced opinions and piesunplions. The MusIin coun-
liies shouId nol piolecl any fanalic oi aggiessive gioup ei-
lhei ly nonelaiy heIp oi elhicaI suppoil. They nusl en-
liace nev pioduclive ideas of lhe voiId, eilhei eneiging
fion a MusIin gioup oi non-MusIin lheoIogisl. Acadenic
and cuIluiaI inslilulions nusl pIay a vilaI ioIe in conneclion
lo pionolion of hunanilaiian cuIluie and vole foi juslice
and peace in lhe voiId. Such neasuies vouId foslei a lellei
hope foi lhe MusIin nalion in lhe nev niIIenniun.










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1. Onai Qasin, ChaIIenges lefoie lhe MusIin WoiId,
The Davn, Kaiachi, Dec 1O, 1999
2. Ceo-poIilicaI Acadeny, USA, Ceo-poIilicaI and Lco-
nonic Consideialions of lhe MusIin WoiId, }un 25,
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3. Ilid
4. iig. (ield.) Mazhei KiziIlash, The ReaIilies of a Uni-
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6. Ceo-poIilicaI Acadeny, USA, Ceo-poIilicaI and Lco-
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15. Di. AfzaI IqlaI, Conlenpoiaiy MusIin WoiId, Iap-
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17. Ilid
18. CoI. ChuIan Saivai, Oiganizalion of IsIanic Confei-
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ence (OIC), Conlenpoiaiy Issues of MusIin WoiId,
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19. Ilid
2O. AI-Quian 2:62
21. AI-Quian 5:48




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Abnut IECRC

IECRC Is a nnn-prnfIt, nnn-pn!ItIca!, charIty nrganIzatInn, dcvntcd tn prnvIdIng
acadcmIc and spIrItua! rcsnurccs tn dIvcrsc rc!IgInus and cu!tura! grnups. IECRC
was cstab!Ishcd In 2002 and Is bascd In Frcmnnt, Ca!IfnrnIa. As a cnmmunIty
scrvIcc nrganIzatInn, It Is bascd nn thc mndc! nf thc ccnturIcs n!d Is!amIc tradI-
tInn nf brIngIng pcacc and harmnny tn sncIcty by addrcssIng thc csscntIa! nccds
nf pcnp!c rcgard!css nf thcIr cast, crccd, cn!nr nr rc!IgInn.

IECRC's !nng-tcrm vIsInn Is tn Insha A!!ah (Gnd wI!!Ing) cstab!Ish a wnr!d-c!ass,
vIbrant and dynamIc unIvcrsIty that prnvIdcs a fnrum fnr thnsc scckIng tn
qucnch thc thIrst nf thc hcart and mInd In thc mcrgcr nf ancIcnt and mndcrn
knnw!cdgc and scIcnccs In nrdcr tn prnvIdc sn!utInns tn Issucs nf nur cnntcmpn-
rary tImcs wIth thc gna! nf prnmntIng pcacc, brnthcrhnnd and thc bcttcrmcnt nf
humanIty at !argc.

In oidei lo achieve lhis vision, ILCRC has seveiaI shoil lein pIans vhich aie di-
vided inlo lhe aieas of educalion (lolh chiIdien and aduIl), cuIluie, ieseaich and
counseIing.

EDUCATION: ILCRC vouId Iike lo insha AIIah eslalIish a Iov-cosl, affoidalIe
fuII-line schooI foi chiIdien ages 5 - 15 yeais vheie lhe young ninds viII le
laughl lolh liadilionaI IsIanic as veII as nodein knovIedges. They viII aIso le
oiienled in IsIanic adao (eliquelle). Tnis rcquircs a scncc| oui|ding cr a piccc cf |and
uncrc cnc can oc oui||.
CULTURE: ILCRC vouId Iike lo pionole IsIanic cuIluie vilhin lhe MusIin con-
nunily and lo liing IsIanic cuIluiaI avaieness lo olhei failh connunilies. Tnis
gca| rcquircs a ccnnuni|q ccn|cr ui|n an audi|criun.
RE5EARCH: ILCRC inlends lo insha AIIah eslalIish a conpiehensive Iiliaiy vilh
a coIIeclion of IsIanic looks incIuding iaie ones in oiiginaI souices, pulIish a quai-
leiIy IsIanic SociaI Sciences Reseaich }ouinaI, and invile schoIais of high caIilei
fion aiound lhe voiId on a lenuie lasis. Tncsc gca|s rcquirc a pnqsica| faci|i|q fcr |nc
|iorarq, a prin|ing prcss fcr cfficicn| puo|isning cf jcurna|s and occ|s and a gucs| ncusc |c
|cdgc tisi|ing scnc|ars.
COUN5ELING: ILCRC vouId Iike lo expand ils aIieady exisling seivices of spiii-
luaI heaIing and counseIing. Topics coveied vouId le in lhe aieas of IaniIy Affaiis
(Maiiiage - Ni|an, Divoice - Ta|aq, elc.), IndividuaI CounseIing (Depiession, Anxi-
ely, elc.), LegaI Aid & MedicaI Canps. Tnc aoctc gca|s rcquirc a pnqsica| faci|i|q fcr |nc
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Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ahmed Qadri is the Founding
Director of IECRC, Northern California. Dr. Qadri is a
renowned scholar from Pakistan who taught at colleges
there as well as the University of Karachi, Pakistan for
over 20 years. He has expertise both in modern
education as well as traditional Islamic sciences having
completed the Dars-e-Nizami: An 18 year traditional
Islamic course from Pakistan and has studied with
scholars from Al-Azhar University, Cairo.

Dr. Qadris goal at the IECRC is to foster and promote
the light and love of our beloved Master, Prophet
Muhammad (prayers and peace of Allah Almighty be
upon Him) and service to humanity. IECRC also fosters
love for the previous Messengers of the Abrahamic
faiths Prophet Jesus and Prophet Moses (peace be
upon them both)




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