It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that...

It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him -the wonderful man- and in my opinion, far from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Savior of humanity.

I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modem world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much-needed peace and happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today.” George Bernard Shaw “The Genuine Islam”, Vol. 1, No. 81936.

“History makes it clear, however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians have ever repeated.” De Lacy O’Leary “Islam at the Crossroads”, London, 1923, page 8. “But Islam has a still further service to render to the cause of humanity.

It stands after all nearer to the real East than Europe does, and it possesses a magnificent tradition of interracial understanding and cooperation. No other society has such a record of success in uniting in an equality of status, of opportunity, and of endeavours so many and so various races of mankind… Islam has still the power to reconcile apparently irreconcilable elements of race and tradition.

If ever the opposition of the great societies of East and West is to be replaced by cooperation, the mediation of Islam is an indispensable condition. In its hands lies very largely the solution to the problem with which Europe is faced in its relation with the East. If they unite, the hope of a peaceful issue is immeasurably enhanced. But if Europe, by rejecting the cooperation of Islam, throws it into the arms of its rivals, the issue can only be disastrous for both.” H.A.R.

Gibb “Whither Islam” London, 1932, p.379. “The extinction of race consciousness as between Muslims is one of the outstanding achievements of Islam and in the contemporary world there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue.” A. J. Toynbee “Civilization on Trial”, New York, 1948, p. 205. “The rise of Islam is perhaps the most amazing event in human history.