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the US Space Agency. American government took extensive measures to counter the report. American posts all over the world were told that there was nothing in the story. On May 12, 1983, a televised press conference was held in the American Centre, New Delhi, in which journalists were linked by telephone directly to Neil Armstrong’s office in Ohio so that they could hear his direct denial that he was a Muslim or had been sacked. He further made clear, according to the Hindustan Times report (May 13, 1983) that “he had never been exposed to Islamic teachings, nor had he read the Quran.” How strange it is that Muslims have not discharged their responsibility to communicate the creation plan of God to Armstrong and others yet they are only too willing to concoct stories about their religion having conquered, not only the world, but the moon as well. Explaining the extra efforts made to ensure that the rumour was quashed, an official of the U.S. Information Ministry said: “A story like this is self-generating. It is intriguing to a Muslim. It can have a long shelf life.” The reason that Muslims are so “intrigued” by stories of this nature is that they make them feel happy in the thought that Islam has conquered the world, and relieve them of any responsibility of conveying God's message to others. What will a people, who have nothing but wishful thinking and shunned responsibilities to offer, when they come before God? o Please The true face of Islam through CPS—Peaceful & Spiritual Our vernacular websites' domain names have been changed to: www.cpsmarathi.com www.cpstamil.com www.cpskannada.com www.cpsmalayalam.com ATTENTION