Why Did They Become Muslims

From his conference:
“As you read the Qur’ân al-kerîm, you will presently realize
that it is not an ordinary tome of literature. The Qur’ân al-kerîm is
a work of art that springs from a heart and instantly penetrates all
the other hearts. All the other works of art are quite dull when
compared with this tremendous masterpiece. The most striking
characteristic of the Qur’ân al-kerîm is that it is a truthful and
excellent guide. To me, this is the greatest merit of Qur’ân alkerîm.
And it is this merit that begets other merits.”
From his memoirs of a trip:
“In Germany I told my friend Goethe about the facts I had
gathered concerning Islam and added my personal reflections on
the subject. After listening to me with attention, he said, ‘If that is
Islam, we are all Muslims.’ ”
MAHATMA GANDHI (Mohandas Karam-chand):
Gandhi (1285 [C.E. 1869]-1367 [C.E. 1948]) descends from a
West Indian Christian family. His father was the chief ecclesiastic
of the city of Porbtandar, and he was very rich. Gandhi was born
in the city of Porbtandar. He went to Britain for his high school
education. After completing his education he went back to India.
In 1893 he was sent to South Africa by an Indian firm. Upon seeing
the heavy conditions under which the Indians working there were
and the utterly inhumane treatment they were being subjected to,
he decided to put up a struggle for the betterment of their political
rights. He dedicated himself to the Indian people. As he was
conducting a vigorous campaign against the South African
government for the protection of the Indians’ rights, he was
arrested and imprisoned. Yet he was too undaunted to give up
struggle. He stayed in Africa till 1914. Then, quitting his perfectly
lucrative job there, he returned to India to carry on his struggle.
He waged a struggle in cooperation with the Indian Muslims
Unity, which Muslims had established in 1906 for the liberation of
India. All his personal property and his father’s property he spent
for the promotion of this cause.
When he heard that the British were going to launch a second
operation of violence and cruelty similar to the one they had
perpetrated in the state of Punjab in 1274 [A.D. 1858], he
cooperated with the Muslims, induced his friends to withdraw
from the civil service, and waged a silent protest and a passive
resistance. By wrapping a white piece of cloth around his naked
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