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WHAT THEY SAY

PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ IN RECENT WESTERN WRITINGS

Notwithstanding the highly regrettable and detestable portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ down the centuries, which makes a sad, depressing reading, it is gratifying that since early twentieth century there has been some fairness in the West’s treatment of the Prophet – in literary texts, academic publications particularly in th...

M.K.Gandhi

"...I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute tr...

Sarojini Naidu

“It was the first religion that preached and practiced democracy; for, in the mosque, when the call for prayer is sounded and worshippers are gathered together, the democracy of Islam is embodied five times a day when the peasant and king kneel side by side and proclaim: 'God Alone is Great'... “

H.G. Wells

“From a new angle and with a fresh vigour it (the Arab mind) took up that systematicdevelopment of positive knowledge which the Greeks had begun and relinquished. If the Greekwas the father, then the Arab was the foster-father of the scientific method of dealing withreality, that is to say, by absolute frankness, the utmost simplicity o...

Diwan Chand Sharma

"Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him"

A.M. Lothrop Stoddard

“The rise of Islam is perhaps the most amazing event in human history. Springing from a landand a people previously negligible, Islam spread within a century over half the earth, shatteringgreat empires, overthrowing long established religions, remoulding the souls of races, andbuilding up a whole new world - the world of Islam.“The clo...

H.A.R. Gibb

“But Islam has yet a further service to render to the cause of humanity. No other society has such a record of success in uniting in an equality status, of opportunity and of endeavour so many and so various races of mankind. The great Muslim communities of Africa, India, Indonesia, and perhaps also a small community in Japan, show that...

A.J. Toynbee

“Islam had the power of peacefully conquering souls by the simplicity of its theology, the cleanliness of its dogma and principles, and the defined number of the practices which it demands. In contrast to Christianity which has been undergoing continual transformation since its origin, Islam has remained identical with itself.”

George Bernard Shaw

“I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to possess assimilating capability to the changing phases of existence which can make itself appeal to every age.” “I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable...

WHAT THEY SAY

PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ IN RECENT WESTERN WRITINGS

M.K.Gandhi

Sarojini Naidu

H.G. Wells

Diwan Chand Sharma

A.M. Lothrop Stoddard

H.A.R. Gibb

A.J. Toynbee

George Bernard Shaw

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