Abstract
Today, all Islamic countries are undertaking intense scientific efforts to catch up with the West. So how long until we catch up with the West? The scientific productivity of leading Islamic countries was compared with Western countries in 2016-2020. Comparisons were also made between upper-middle and lower-middle-income Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu countries. It was shown that the leading Muslim countries are still far behind the West despite all their progress and that they will never be able to catch up with the West if they continue in this way. It has been demonstrated that none of the religions, especially Islam, pose a particular obstacle to scientific productivity. These results show that the perception that Islamic countries significantly increased their scientific productivity and will soon catch up with the West is a fallacy. If Muslims want to catch up with the West in science and technology, they must create a golden age as they have done in the past. In the Islamic Golden Age, scholars used to practice religion and science in an integrated manner. What needs to be done today is to implement a university model in which religion and science are integrated with inspiration from the past.