It is a common complaint among some non-Muslims that Islam would not have millions of adherents all over the world, if it had not been spread by the use of force. The following makes it clear, that far from being spread by the sword, it was the inherent force of truth, reason and logic that was responsible for the rapid …

It was a night of tranquility where peace reigned in the vicinity of mount 'Hira'. The unlettered Arab was seated in solitude in contemplation of the atrocities committed by his people. Suddenly an astounding figure appears before him from nowhere and commands the Arab in his mother tongue:  "Read!" The Arab, terrified by the situation replies in bewilderment: "I am …