The Message of Islam — Page ix
Foreword Modern communication technology is fast demolishing national barriers and making this globe into one human family. It is vital that we try to learn about the views and ideologies of other peo- ple for the sake of a better and more friendly atmosphere on an international level. While no one will refer to a terrorist in Northern Ireland or in Central America or Germany as a ‘Christian terrorist’, yet one almost invariably hears of ‘Moslem terrorists’ in connection with Middle Eastern problems. We can no longer blame Islam because a person calling himself a Muslim kills an innocent person than we can blame Christianity because a person calling himself a Christian kills an innocent person. We present this short booklet on the origin, spirit and teach- ings of Islam so that interested westerners can become better informed on this great faith which boasts at least a quarter of the world population as its adherents. In the past, Islam has suffered at the hands of hostile western critics and today it is suffering at the hands of even those who profess to be its adherents.