Islam Rediscovered
21. Islam in History
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the emergence of Islam, until the number of
Muslims rose to one billion. Without this, the great
achievement of the dissemination of Islam could
never have become a reality.
The wisdom of this teaching of Islam has become
clearer than ever today. In present times two
revolutions have taken place contemporaneously.
After a long historical process, religious freedom
has been held to be an irrevocable right of human
beings all over the world. Today, the right to
believe, practise and propagate any religion of one’s
choice has become an established right of human
beings. This freedom has only one condition: that in
the availing of these rights, one should not engage
in violence of any sort. The adoption of violence
will render the practice and propagation of one’s
religion impossible, whatever the part of the world
that might be.
Another great revolution of our times has come in
the form of modern communications, which has
rendered the spread of Islam much more effective
than hitherto. The print and electronic media, as
well as other means of communication, have
