Stream of Knowledge

         Islamization of Knowledge and the Future of the Ummah                                 (Mahathir Muhammad) The last four centuries have done us, the Muslim ummah, little credit. We have not reflected the essence of Islam which was once the pacesetter of humanity. Our future must reflect a new approach; we must have clearly crystallized ideas and well-articulated goals. We can carry out orderly and recognized and acceptable goals. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Muslims, including intellectuals and those involved in the Islamic movements, have overlooked what to most builders is obvious. They know they must go somewhere but they do not know exactly where to go. We must therefore plan for the future and this means we need to analyze the past and take stock of the present. It is clear that man's survival is dependent on new patterns of mutual partnership and cooperation, independence and symbiosis. This will not be possible without long-term planning for the ne