Murder in the Name of Allah — Page 15
The Preaching of Islam colours the objectivity of even the most balanced historian. But most hurtful of all are the writings of Muslims who claim devoutly to follow the Prophetsa, yet present him, either through ignorance or arrogance, as a barbarian who wielded the sword to convert and conquer. . Maulana Maududi was not convinced of the inherent beauty of. Islam or that it could conquer hearts by its spiritual force alone, either in the past or present. He said:. Human relations and associations are so integrated that no state can have complete freedom of action within its own principles, unless those same principles are in force in a neighbouring country. Therefore, Muslim groups will not be content with the establishment of an Islamic state in one area alone. Depending on their resources, they should try to expand in all directions. On one hand, they will spread their ideology and on the other they will invite people of all nations to accept their creed, for salvation lies only in it. If their Islamic state has power and resources it will fight and destroy non-Islamic governments and establish Islamic states in their place. . Maulana Maududi supports Sir William Muir's twisted views of the. Prophet and of Islam. In his biography of the Prophets, which he wrote to expose 'the false Prophet of Islam" at the request of Dr Pfander, Sir. William Muir said: 'The sword of Mahomet, and the Coran are the most fatal enemies of civilisation, liberty and truth which the world has yet known. "8. The great Hindu leader, Gandhiji, in his earlier days, must have been influenced by a distorted picture of Islam such as this when he said: 'Islam was born in an atmosphere of violence. At that time its determining force was the sword and even today it is the sword. ' But Gandhiji was an observer of great insight and subsequently he corrected himself and wrote in Young India: 'The more I study the more I discover that the strength of Islam does not lie in the sword. ". Other Hindus - even Arya Samajists, who made an objective study of. Islam followed Gandhiji in his 'discovery'. Pandit Gyanandra Dev. Sharma Shastri said:. Biased critics of Islam and especially those who want to provoke Hindu - Muslim riots in the country say that Hazrat Muhammad after acquiring power in Medina could not maintain his facade of mercy and kindness. . There he used force and violence and became a murderous prophet to achieve his life-long aim of power, status and wealth. He fell short of his own ideal of patience, moderation and endurance. But this is the view of 15