Until the advent of materialism and 19th c. dogma, Western Civilisation was superior to anything Islam had developed. Islam has not aided in the development of the modern world; in fact civilisation has only been created in spite of Islam. Proof of this resides in the 'modern' world and the unending political-economic and spiritual poverty of Muslim states and regions. Squatting on richer civilisations is not 'progress'. Islam is pagan, totalitarian, and irrational.
There are 32 references in the Koran to 'muttqun' or the pious and righteous. Follow the cult of Muhammad and paradise is your reward. Ignore the will of Muhammad and his alter-ego the moon deity Allah, and verily hell will be your abode. The simple world-view dichotomy of a simpleton cult:
15:45 "Truly! The Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons - see V.2:2) will be amidst Gardens and water-springs (Paradise).
This verse is repeated almost verbatim 11 other times in the Koran. What poetry!
Example; 16:31 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (Gardens of Eternity) which they will enter, under which rivers flow, they will have therein all that they wish. Thus Allah rewards the Muttaqun (pious - see V.2:2).
If you reject Allah you will be punished;
45:19 Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allah (if He wants to punish you). Verily, the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.) are Auliya' (protectors, helpers, etc.) to one another, but Allah is the Wali (Helper, Protector, etc.) of the Muttaqun (pious - see V.2:2).
And
25:15 Say: (O Muhammad SAW) "Is that (torment) better or the Paradise of Eternity promised to the Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons - see V.2:2)?" It will be theirs as a reward and as a final destination.
This verse is similar to:
38:28 Shall We treat those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, as Mufsidun (those who associate partners in worship with Allah and commit crimes) on earth? Or shall We treat the Muttaqun (pious - see V.2:2), as the Fujjar (criminals, disbelievers, wicked, etc)?
Good Moslems are ritualized slaves who follow every dictum of the Koran. To be a Muttaqun who will go to heaven you must be a slave of Allah. Only then is your admission assured. Submission after all is the name of the Moslem cult. It does not mean submission to a God, but submission to Muhammad's male moon deity and tribal protector the Allah who rules through Muhammad [how convenient]. This Allah is a permanent, dynamic and pagan force which recreates the world every single second; controls every single action, thought or deed, and is the only presence in the universe with free will. The cult of Allah demands that you are a slave. Simple. Follow, obey, ritualize and spread the cult.
7:128 Musa (Moses) said to his people: "Seek help in Allah and be patient. Verily, the earth is Allah's. He gives it as a heritage to whom He will of His slaves, and the (blessed) end is for the Muttaqun (pious - see V.2:2)."
Allah is your King, you are his slave:
19:85 The Day We shall gather the Muttaqun (pious - see V.2:2) unto the Most Beneficent (Allah), like a delegate (presented before a king for honour).
You must present yourself as a slave bowing low to the great Allah-thing [the moon deity], because you have no free-will. Allah decides all. He will even decide if you are an Unbeliever [Jew, Christian, Pagan], preventing your 'will' from embracing the truth of Islam. He does this so you may be punished, and furnish the slaves of Islam with your women, property, money and territory. Jihad is proscribed against fellow-cult believers. It is prescribed as an act of Moslem duty against Infidels.
7:156 And ordain for us good in this world, and in the Hereafter. Certainly we have turned unto You." He said: (As to) My Punishment I afflict therewith whom I will and My Mercy embraces all things. That (Mercy) I shall ordain for those who are the Muttaqun (pious - see V.2:2), and give Zakat; and those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs and revelations, etc.);
If you believe in the signs, the Koran, the majesty of Muhammad and the ominpotent permanence of the Allah-thing's rule, you might well be rewarded with the women, wine, water, and nubile young boys of endless paradise. Sounds like a good deal to me. Join the Moslem cult. Achieve instant superiority. Ritualize and simplify your life. Prostrate yourself as a non-free will bearing slave devoid of rationality but adamantly certain of your cult's destiny to rule. Allah is the only thing which matters:
43:35 And adornments of gold. Yet all this (i.e. the roofs, doors, stairs, elevators, thrones etc. of their houses) would have been nothing but an enjoyment of this world. And the Hereafter with your Lord is only for the Muttaqun.
The submitted pious get to join the Allah for eternity. The rest of us will simply burn in eternal hell-fire, damned by Allah who denied us the free-will to embrace his one and only 'faith' and 'true path' of living.
If that sounds logical to anyone than most likely that person must suffer from some severe psychological trauma and mental impairment.