Moral and Material Values Versus Technological Development of The Muslim World

Many Muslim countries have obtained their independence, they still remain, however in the ‘developing nations group’ and partially or totally dependent upon the developed western countries. There are of course several important factors for this unfortunate situation. No matter how rich the country and effective the chances for development may be they should not expect any substantial contribution for their progress from the developed west. On the contrary the developed world will dod its best to keep its superiority over the developing world and to prevent the flow of technology to the developing countries including the Islamic world. Therefore, it must be realized that only Muslim countries themselves will change this negative state into affirmative.
First of all, the meaning of 'development’ must be correctly understood. This word is generally used for material achievement. Technological progress, high value of income per capita or high rate of industrial output and nice infrastructures of a country however cannot truly be signs of development which should be understood as "moral and national values and material progress existing together". Material progress without moral and national values may not last long enough to bring happiness and prosperity. The present chaos in ‘Super state’, developed Russia is an example for this.