Islam in its True Light

Islam in its True Light

1989 4 April 17 Islam in its True Light (358) A man imbued with the true spirit of modern science will in the last analysis reject all else and accept Islam as the ultimate truth, for it is the only religion in the world which can pass muster in an objective investigation.

To make a scientific study of something means to examine it objectively and to accept nothing less than the truth about it. This is not a process which is confined to the laboratory or the workshop. It is rather a method to be adopted in one’s approach to all subjects. This is equally true of our study and acceptance of the religions of the world. A man imbued with the true spirit of modern science will in the last analysis reject all else and accept Islam as the ultimate truth, for it is the only religion in the world which can pass muster in an objective investigation.

The scientific revolution which began in the eighteenth century and which has been so accelerated in recent years, has actually been a blessing to Islam, for it has endowed millions of otherwise unenlightened people with the objectivity to see Islam as the only authentic religion and has enabled them to convert their hidden Islamic potential into skill which are of value both to themselves and to society as a whole.

This cast of mind was particularly evident in one of the delegates to the International Islamic Conference held in Tripoli in December, 1982. He was a Japanese civil servant, by the name of Ali Abe, who lived in Tokyo. He had converted to Islam because it had appealed to the scientific side of his personality. He pointed out that the Japanese were straightforward, unbiased people and, therefore, potentially Muslims. He was certain that if the Japanese were to come into contact with true Islam, its simplicity and spontaneity would appeal to them and many would accept it as their faith.

This is not a purely Japanese outlook on life. Many nations have benefited from the scientific revolution and are, therefore potential Muslims. It is a question of believers exerting themselves to present Islam to them in its true light.