Muhammad the Greatest

by Ahmad Deedat

page 33

Chapter 3

FASTEST GROWING RELIGION TODAY  

 THE SWORD OF THE INTELECT
 
        The enemy, the sceptic, the missionary and their passive
    camp followers will not stop bleating that "lslam was spread
    at the point of the sword!" but they will not venture to
    answer our question -- "WHO BRIBED CARLYLE!?" In 1840
    when Carlyle defended Muhammad (pbuh) and refuted the
    allegation about the sword, there was nobody around to
    bribe. The whole Muslim world was in the gutters. The
    countries of Islam were all under subjugation by the
    Christians, except for a few like -Persia, Afghanistan and
    Turkey who were only nominally independent. There were
    no riches to flaunt and no petro-dollars to bribe with!
 
        That was yesterday and many yesterdays ago, but what
    about today, in modern times? It is claimed from the chart
    on the next page{See Note 2 below} that "Islam is the fastest growing
   religion in the world." The overall increase of all the sects and
    denominations of Christianity was a staggering 138 per cent
    with the incredible increase of Islam by 235 per cent in the
    same period of time of  half-a-century. It is further affirmed
    that in Britain and the United States of America, Islam is the
    fastest growing faith. It is said that in Britain "There are
    more Muslims than Methodists in the country." You have
    a right to ask, "What sword?" The answer is, "THE SWORD
    INDEED!" {Thomas Carlyle}¹ It is the sword of intellect?
    It is the fulfillment of yet another prophecy; -
 

 1. See full quote on page 31. No. 7.
2. The photograph given on Page 34 shows a 235% increase in Islam from 1934 to 1984.

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