Mahatma K. Gandhi :
I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today undisputed away over the hearts of million of mankind...I became more than ever convinced that is not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle.
"Saya ingin tahu sebaik-baiknya tentang prikehidupan seorang yang hingga kini memegang hati jutaan manusia...Saya lebih yakin dari sebelumnya, bahwa bukanlah pedang yang membawa Islam kepada kejayaan pada masa-masa itu dalam skema kehidupan. Kesederhanaan agama Islam yang tegas, penguasaan diri yang paling kuat dari nabi itu, keteguhan memenuhi janji, pelayanannya yang sungguh-sungguh kepada sahabat dan pengikutnya, keperwiraannya yang tidak menngenal takut, keyakinannya yang mutlak kepada Tuhan dan kepada risalahnya sendiri. Hal inilah, dan bukannya pedang yang menaklukan segala-galanya di hadapan kaum muslimin dan mengatasi segala rintangan".(Young India, Quoted in the Light, Lahore, for 16th September 1942).
Napoleon Bonaparte :
I praise God and have reverences for the holy Prophet Mohammad and the holy Quran. (Muhammad and the Teaching of Islam, Lahore, 1945, halaman 96)
"Saya memuja Tuhan dan menghormati Nabi Muhammad dan Qur'an suci."
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