The Turkish Peace — Page 31
31 is a permanent means to success. When the human body is afflicted by multiple ailments, a physician recognises that there is likely to be a primary cause for these illnesses. Rather than remedy each malady individually, they seek to treat the source of the problem. Accordingly, the true cause of the worldly afflictions of the Muslims is that those nations who currently hold power and dominance [in the world] have a flawed understanding of Islam. Hence, it is futile to treat the problems [affecting the Muslim world] separately. If the source of the problem is remedied the other ailments will end. It is of course true that it would take centuries to convert these nations to Islam, however, it would take significantly less time to cure them of their prejudices. If a large number of individuals who are well-versed in Islamic teachings go to America and France, the prejudices and antipathy of the people there can be removed in just a few months. [Our community] has had some success with this [strategy] in England. Close to 200 people native [to the British Isles] have become Muslim, while hundreds of thousands of others have overcome the prejudices they held against Islam after being acquainted with it. So make haste and learn something from this experience. I was preparing to