Empowerment for a New Golden Age narrates the story of the greatest civilization that the world has ever seen. This civilization was inspired by the Qur'anic guidance which insisted on consciousness and knowledge, and engendered among its followers a spirit of intellectual curiosity and independent inquiry, ultimately resulting in that splendid era of learning and scientific research which distinguished the world of Islam at the height of its cultural vigor for over 800 years, between 8th and 17th centuries; and the culture thus fostered by the Qur'an penetrated in countless ways into the...