New Possibilities for Inviting People to God

NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR INVITING PEOPLE TO GOD The Ulama should have availed of the new possibilities to convey God’s message to people that emerged in the modern age, such as religious freedom, rational support for religious truths and means of communication to take the word of God into every home. N ew possibilities of conveying God’s message to people have emerged in the modern age. I have written extensively on this issue in numerous books and articles. Here I will only briefly touch upon this matter. 1. The basis of the modern age is freedom of thought. Among the many results of the modern intellectual revolution is freedom of religion. Before this, human history was throughout characterised by religious persecution. For the first time, religious freedom, including the freedom to propagate religion, has been recognized as a legitimate human right in the modern age. Through the human rights charter of the United Nations, this has been accepted by all the world nations. This development has made it possible for the first time in history to engage in the task of conveying God’s message to people without any obstruction whatsoever.