Islam Rediscovered
7. Discovery of Islam
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This shift in later history of drawing inspiration
from political glory instead of from the Qur’an and
Sunnah, has, unfortunately, blurred the general
vision of present-day Muslims to such an extent,
that the original Islam has turned for them into an
alien religion. They proudly claim that Islam is a
complete code of life and that their Prophet had set
a perfect role model for all times to come, yet due to
their own misdirected approach, they are unable to
find any model for the position of modesty which is
comparatively much more important than the
model for a position of strength, as it is popularly
called.
This state of affairs is entirely in accordance with
the prophetic prediction: “Islam began as a
stranger. And, finally, it will again become a
stranger. Let, then, the strangers be blessed”
(Muslim). It would be no exaggeration to say that
the original version of Islam has literally become
totally unfamiliar to both Muslims and non-
Muslims alike. Islam, has thus, to be rediscovered.
And to rediscover Islam, we have first of all to
discover what the factors are that have made Islam
a stranger in the world today. In the following
