Religions are like vaccines; the word is of his choosing. "I do not see in religion the mystery of incarnation, but the mystery of the social order, " he would say later. "It attributes to the heavens a concept of equality which prevents the rich from being massacred by the poor."BONAPARTE is a deist. However, he is of a mind that, thanks to him that the affairs of this earth should be governed in the best possible manner.
"I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to write all the wise and educated men of all the countries and establish a uniform regime based on the principles of Qur'an which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness." (Paris 1914)
** SIR GEORGE BERNARD SHAW IN "THE GENUINE ISLAM 1936"
"I have always held the religion of MUHAMMAD in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. 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 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."
"If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be ISLAM."
Writer's comment: how I love the last sentence (in bold). INSYAALLAH - GOD WILLING
*** MAHATMA GANDHI SAYS IN "YOUNG INDIA"
"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind... I became more than 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 pledges, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in GOD and in one mission..."
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