Islam Rediscovered
Preface
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But there is a clear-cut difference. In previous ages
it happened that wherever Islam spread people
were so impressed with it that most of them
accepted it as their religion. That is why today we
find more than one billion Muslims throughout the
world. Strangely enough the present day publicity
given to Islam has produced only a negative effect.
People are now generally allergic to Islam rather
than being interested in it.
In previous centuries when Islam was introduced,
people used to say: Yes, “Mr. Islam welcome to
you!” Now when Islam is presented to them they
say: “No thank you.” Why is there this difference?
The answer is very simple. In previous centuries
Islam was introduced to the people of the world
through its scriptures, as it is — without the
slightest change in its original message. Whereas in
modern times, Islam is being introduced through
the negative practices of certain Muslims as
reported by the media.
There is a further and more severe problem that of
selective reporting. According to their own criteria
the media is interested only in ‘hot’ news, although
