Al-Risala (English), May-June 2001

their leaders, the books of their writers, the poetry of their poets, seem to centre on their glorious history. Their writers and speakers provide them food for thought about historical glory rather than divine glory. This is the reason why in modern times a large number of books have been written by the Muslims bent on the celebration of history, while perhaps not a single book has been produced on the majesty of God Almighty. Given this state of affairs, when a reformer arises to call Muslims to the religion of the Quran and Sunnah, his voice naturally appears strange to his hearers. For they feel that this person is calling them to a position of modesty, whereas their religion (that is, history) aims at placing them in a position of strength. In such an atmosphere, the words of the reformer will impinge as worthless, alien and unacceptable. □ Right Man—Right Results T he late Sir C.V. Raman (1888-1970), who received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1928, achieved international repute and is still the most famous name in the field of Indian science. His discovery, known as the Raman Effect, is one of the established pieces of scientific information which is useful in the study of molecular energy levels. Born in an ordinary family (his father was a school teacher drawing a monthly salary of Rs. 10), Raman had to work hard in difficult circumstances to make his way to the top. This is how he described his journey to success—“A long history