What is the future of Western civilisation?

The future of Western civilisation lies in its own hands. If it brings morality back into public life and politics while there is still time, its future can be a better one.

History knows many great civilisations that rose and then fell. Often we do not know exactly why they collapsed. The Holy Qur’an gives a clear answer. They did not fall by chance. They fell because of their own deeds.

Many people in the West see similar signs today. This is not a fate that is already sealed. The future of Western civilisation lies in its own hands. Many know very well that a path without morality leads towards a precipice. When morality is pushed out of politics and public life, a society loses its foundation.

The most important task, then, is to give a warning while there is still time. Return to morality, or your politics will lead you to ruin. It is encouraging that some governments now pay more attention to the role of morality in politics. This shows that turning back is possible.

The first verse above explains why God lets people taste the results of their actions: so that they may turn back. Punishment is not the aim. The aim is reform. The second verse makes clear that the condition of a people changes only when they change what is within them.

Think of a driver heading towards the edge of a cliff. As long as he can still brake and turn, everything is open. If the change comes in time, the future of the West can be a good one. If it comes too late, the edge may already have been reached.