The Spirit and Struggle of Islam (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Spirit and Struggle of Islam<br><br>I am not a politician. I am not a Muslim. I am not a Pan-Islamist. But I regard patriotism as a sacred thing, and defence of national dignity as our dharma. I believe profoundly in the value of Hindu-Muslim unity for achieving national freedom. I am not frightened by Pan-Islamism. Once Hindu-Muslim unity is secure, Pan-Islam will rather act as a powerful ally of India in protecting her against western imperialisms.<br><br>The essays and addresses which the publishers have brought together in this volume indicate my appreciation of the deeper values of Islam and my anxiety at the present situation created by the greed and diplomacy of the 'Great Powers'. To wrong Islam is to wrong India and the East. And as long as Islam lies wounded, as it does to-day, the Orient will be in the grip of aggressive, exploiting imperialisms of the West. To help the Khilafat by all non-violent methods is, I believe, to help the East to guard her cultures and civilisations against Europe's materialism and real politic.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.