Islam Creator of the Modern Age
4. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
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The revolution to bring freedom and democracy to
the people which began in Europe, later spreading
to the rest of the world in modern times, is but the
second stage of that revolutionary process which
was set in motion in the seventh century by Islam.
THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN
RIGHTS
Article 18 of Universal Declaration of Human
Rights of the United Nations reads as follows:
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought,
conscience and religion; this right includes
freedom to change his religion or belief, and
freedom, either alone or in community with
others and in public or private, to manifest his
religion or belief in teaching, practice,
worship and observance.
The charter, of which the above article is an extract,
is not in actual fact an achievement of the United
Nations, but is rather a legacy from that Islamic
revolution which was brought into existence a
thousand years before the United Nations came into
being.
