Islam Rediscovered
7. Discovery of Islam
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Given this state of affairs, when a reformer arises to
call Muslims to the religion of the Qur’an and
Sunnah, his voice naturally appears strange to his
hearers. For they feel that this person is calling them
to a position of modesty, whereas their religion
(that is, history) aims at placing them in a position
of strength. In such an atmosphere, the words of the
reformer will impinge as worthless, alien and
unacceptable.
