ISLAM

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THE TUG OF WAR
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will to conquer its refreshing inspiration. The rest
is the creation of theology and not the essentials of
Islam.
And such is the Islam of the modern Muslims,
the true Islam of the Prophet. And this modem
Islam has donned armour and is determined to do
battle for its safety. The rallying point now is not
the glory of Allah and the extension of his spiritual
kingdom, but the rallying point is the security and
safety of its very existence. Islam has grasped Western
policy and has no illusions about Western aims.*
History of Islamic Civilisation,
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