Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest. Mohandas Gandhi
On Mar 9, 1:29 pm, powersun <[email protected]> wrote: > Speaking on the character of Muhammad (pbuh), Mahatma Gandhi says in > (Young India), > > "I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway > over the hearts of millions of mankind....I became more than convinced > that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in > the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self- > effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his > intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity, his > fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These > and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every > obstacle. When I closed the 2nd volume (of the Prophet's biography), I > was sorry there was not more for me to read of the great life." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
