But Who, Except God, Can Say Whether

...the Muslims Of Recent Times Had Fallen Very Short Indeed Of The Ideals Of Their Faith, ...nothing Could Be More Erroneous Than To Measure The Potentialities Of Muhammad's Message By The Yardstick Of Present-day Muslim Life And Thought - Just As He [shaykh Mustafa Al-maraghi] Said, 'it Would Be Erroneous To See In The Christians' Unloving Behavior Toward One Another A Refutation Of Christ's Message Of Love...'

All Cultural Imitation, Opposed As It Is To Creativeness, Is Bound To Make A People Small.

The Religious Urge In Man Is Not A Mere Passing Phase In The History Of His Spiritual Development, But The Ultimate Source Of All His Ethical Thought And All His Concepts Of Morality; Not The Outcome Of Primitive Credulity Which A More "enlightened" Age Could Outgrow, But The Only Answer To A Real, Basic Need Of Man At All Times And In All Environments. In Another Word, It Is An Instinct.

Islam Appears To Me Like A Perfect Work Of Architecture. All Its Parts Are Harmoniously Conceived To Complement And Support Each Other; Nothing Is Superfluous And Nothing Lacking; And The Result Is A Structure Of Absolute Balance And Solid Composure.

If The Muslims Keep Their Heads Cool And Accept Progress As A Means And Not An End In Itself, They May Pass On To Western Man The Lost Secret Of Life's Sweetness.