This book is not a product of religious sentiment but of intellectual responsibility. From Enlightenment to Empire: The Fall of Islam's Golden Age is my humble attempt to untangle the painful truth of how a civilization, once leading the world in knowledge, philosophy, science, ethics, and governance, was gradually hijacked by dynastic ambitions and clerical authoritarianism.

I did not write this book to provoke, but to awaken. It is not a denunciation of faith, but a defense of the Quran's true spirit—reason, justice, and universal human dignity. I have relied on verified historical events, original Quranic language, and logical analysis to separate the Prophet's conscious revolution from the imperial structures that replaced it.