FACTORS AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT

 Development is a slow process and will only occur if we begin 

somewhere. The only things development needs are: 

 time

 political stability

 education 

 sound economyAND

 the will to learn and work.

Time is the most critical factor of all of these. America developed 

because it got 230 years of peace and repose. The Islamic Golden Age 

prospered in Science and Technology because it got enough time to do 

so. Spain was a fountain of knowledge in the Muslim world, as it had a 

huge time span of  800 years. Europe developed because it had enough 

time to do so. Political stability is the next most important factor. The 

African and Asian countries did not develop much because they were 

not free, unlike the western countries. These are the cases where political 

instability led to stalling to development process. If we have a look on 

any of the developing or underdeveloped countries, we will notice that 

they have been a subject of colonialism, imperialism and political 

instability at some time in the course of their recent history. America 

was also underdeveloped when the British had colonized it. 

Eurpoe was in Dark Ages during the Islamic Golden age, because of 

illiteracy at that time. At the time Muslim Spain had some 800, 000 

volumes of books,  France had only 50, 45 of which were Bibles. 

Development follows literacy. Initially,the Indian Civilization was 

developed as it was educated while the rest of the world was not. 

Aryabhatta lived in this time. Then this knowledge was transferred to the 

Greeks who developed into the Greek Civilisation. The Indian 

civilisation then declined due to wars and forsaking the knowledge. The 

rest of the world was undeveloped at this time. After the Greeks, the 

Muslims were the most advanced in Science and Technology, because 

they translated all the books of the Greeks and set up many seats of 

knowledge. This was the Islamic Golden Age. The Greeks declined , 

again due to political instability and apathy to knowledge. Lastly, the 

Muslims also declined due to the Crusades and the following laziness of 

Muslims. 

A poor country does not develop even if the will of its people is strong . 

An example is Afghanistan. In contrast, a rich country does not develop 

if the will of working and learning is not present. Examples are the Arab 

countries. A very strong will, for the Muslims, depends upon the 

strength of Iman in their hearts. Loss of Iman leads to pleasure seeking 

and an amotivational syndrome. The most learned muslims have been 

from the period of highest Iman. Bukhari, Abu hanifa, Khwarizmi, Ibni 

Sina, Al Beruni and others all were from the period of best Iman.