The Opinion Of Non-Muslims Intellectuals On Muhammad (saw):

There are many eminent non Muslim scholars and scientists which have assessed and evaluated the Holy Book of Allah-The HOLY QURAN dispassionately, casting aside their customary and traditional attitude of condemnation. In the following paragraphs i have given the extracts from their writings.

If the facts that have been gathered and quoted here stimulate your thoughts, challenge your conscience and stir your soul to accept the Commands of HOLY QURAN, then rise and try to be like your worthy ancestors-the best and the most noble. Holy Quran says- "We have indeed created man in the best of moulds." {Surah Tin 95:4}

The purpose is also to bring a modern educated Muslim youth nearer to Quranic code of life by straightening the mental curves that have arisen in his make up as a result of his Western oriented materialistic education. The purpose is to awaken his faith and prompt his pious spirit that lies buried deep down in his heart towards him, the Holy Quran and Islam.

Professor Dr. Hartwig Hirschfeld of London University:

1.    Quran is unreproachable, congenial with regard to convincing power, eloquence and even composition. Never has a people been led more rapidly to a civilization, such as it was in the case of Muslims through Quran.

2.    Quran was the fountainhead of all sciences.

Dr. Sir Tritton of London University, in His book "Belief and Practices":

   He said that the Quranic beliefs are based on reason. To command what is right and to forbid what is wrong is an article of faith of Quran.

Dr. Albert Einstein, an Eminent Scientist in His book "Life and Time":

He said:

1.    The most beautiful emotion that we can experience is mystical. He, who is not moved by this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead.

2.    To know that what is not understandable really does exist, is the highest form of wisdom and most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties fail to comprehend. This knowledge, this feeling, is at the centre of true religiousness and in this sense, and in this sense only, I belong to the ranks of devoutly religious.

3.    And - any one who does not believe in :-

          a)  Personal God

             b)  Revelations

            c)  Messengers

            d)  Angels and

            e)  The Day of Judgement , is not, and can not be called a scientist.

Goethe, one of the Greatest Poets:

He speaking about the Holy Quran declared that:

1.    This Book will go on exercising through all ages a most potent influence.

2.    We resign ourselves to God. If this be Islam , then do we not all live in Islam?

Dr. Oswald Seengler in his book "History of Philosophy":

He said:

1.    The role of Quran in human history is of revolutionary importance as it revolted against ancient Roman and Greek traditions and it was against all speculative and all abstract nature of things.

2.    Quran emphasizes that ' Nature and History ' are two sources of knowledge for the study and for the understanding of concrete signs of natural phenomenon.

Professor Arberry of Cambridge University in His book 'Quran Interpreted':

He said that Quran was revealed at a time when Greek and Roman civilizations were plainly dead. Quranic people created their own sciences and arts.

In a book - History of Mankind:

In this book it is said that it is probable that but for Quran, modern civilization would never have assumed that character which has enabled it to transcend all previous phases of evolution.

Professor Will Durrant:

He said :

1.    Quran has abolished the greatest misery from humanity at large by the abolition of priesthood. What a tremendous amount of misery this institution of priesthood can cause in the administrative and ecclesiastical history of mankind!

2.    In the 'History of Civilization' he said - " The false bogey and notions raised and sustained by biased Western writers against Islam, in preference to Christianity, are now being exposed by many western writers and thinkers who have studied Islam and Quran in detail.

Carnegie Research. Washington Publication No.376:

They said that from the 8th to 12th century the European language was Arabic. From 850 A.D. to 1250 A.D. Arabic was scientific and progressive language of mankind because the whole history of science is proof to it. Muslims were fired by enthusiastic curiosity and scientific genius. Muslim culture radiated from a number of centres which were spread in Western Europe, Maghrib and Central Asia. They related to mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, physics, technology, geography, medicine and botany. During 750 A.D. to 1100 A.D. Islam produced men like Al-Batair - the Botanist, Abdul Lateef - the Physician, Jabir Ibne Hayyan, Al-Kundi, Al Khwarazmi, Ibne Sina, Al-Masudi, Al-Ghazali, Umar Khayyam and Al-Jarrar to mention a few.

British Research Papers:

1)    These British Research Papers disclose historical events of 800 A.D. to 1400 A.D. period which were kept mostly out of sight or were falsely represented by European historians to the world. These researches reveal how Quranic teachings were assiduously studied preached and its code of life was put into practical application in Europe by various emperors, warriors, kings, priests, scholars and elite, sometimes at the cost of their heads and crows.

2)    Europe and other territories were not captured by sword but by sheer eloquence, appeal to reason, cultural excellence of Quran and its charm and through the vast potentialities of knowledge available in Arabic language.

3)    Arabic was the language of Europe from 800 A.D. to 1400 A.D. and Quran was its code of life. By the 12th century, the literate of Europe had adopted Quranic doctrines.

4)    The Research Papers say:- Quran was radiating its light silently through-out Europe. By 9th century, English, French and Germans having a taste of learning and eloquent manners found their ways into Islamic teachings and institutions.

5)    Quranic doctrines eventually made themselves felt in the highest ecclesiastical regions.

6)    European Universities more particularly Oxford and Paris had the largest share in spreading Arabic language in Europe.

7)    At Marseilles there was a - 'Great Arabic Learning Centre'

8)    Quran was translated into Latin and Europeans had adopted Arabic sciences.

9)    By the end of 13th century, most of Europe was thoroughly influenced by the Quranic Scientific Research and Quranic Philosophy of Life.

10)    The Quranic influences had thus found an expression in France, Germany, England and Italy involving many classes of society from the poor men of the city of Lyon to the Emperors of Germany.

Emperor Bonaparte in "Et- Islam":

1)    I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all wise men and educated men of all countries on the principles of Quran which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness.

2)    Quranic people were fond of sciences and literature. In Cairo there were 6000 books on Astronomy alone and more than one hundred thousand on Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine.

3)    But many shameless plagiarists claimed for themselves the Arabic works which they translated into Latin and named after them. Many Muslim authors' names were Latinized to hide original identification.

4)    And Quran was studied in many universities of Europe.

In a Book History of Medieval Islam:

There is hardly any area of human experience where Quran has not enriched the Western tradition, foods, drinks, culture, medicine, armor, industry, commerce, discoveries, inventions, maritime, techniques, artistic, tastes and amenities - not to speak of many terms that were adopted from Arabic.

Professor Max Mayer of Paris University in French Research Le Monde Islamic :

1)    The scientific, economic, political, social and literary concepts were given to Europe by Quranic civilization.

2)    There are about 1000 main words of Arabic origin in English language and there are many derivatives from these words.

3)    If history is to be studied unbiased, linguistic evidence can be found to show that there are about 100 words of Quranic origin in technical usage alone.

Professor Arnold J. Toynbee :

1)    The extinction of race consciousness is one of the outstanding achievements of Quran and in the contemporary world , there is a crying need for the propagation of  this Quranic virtue. Spirit of Islam may decide the issue with peace and tolerance.

2)    The Western civilization has produced an economic and political plenum but at the same time it has caused a social and spiritual void.

Michael H. Hart :

In his book ' Ranking of 100 Most Influential Persons in History ' said : He has placed Hazrat Muhammad (saw) on top of the list. He has placed Isa (as) at position No.3 and Gautam Buddha at No.4. He has placed Musa (as) at No.16. His reasoning is:-

1)    I have ranked these 100 great persons in order of importance.

2)    A striking example of this in ranking Muhammad (saw) higher than Jesus Christ, in large part is because of my belief that Muhammad (saw) had a much greater influence on the formulation of Muslim religion.

3)    This unparalleled combination of secular and religious influence which I feel entitles Muhammad (saw) to be considered the most influential single figure in human history.

4)    In ranking the men and women in this book, I considered the influence that their accomplishments may have on future generations and events.

5)    Since Quran is at least as important to Muslims as the Bible is to Christians, the influence of Muhammad (saw) through the medium of Quran has been enormous. It is probable that the relative influence of Muhammad (saw) on Islam has been larger than the combined influence of Jesus Christ and Saint Paul on Christianity.

Bernard Shaw in His book 'Whither Islam':

1)    No other religion has had such a record of success in uniting, in giving equality of status, of opportunity and of endeavors to so many and so varied races of mankind as Islam did.

2)    I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad (saw) that it would be acceptable tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today. Mediaeval ecclesiasts, either through ignorance or bigotry, painted Muhammadanism in the darkest colors. They were, in fact, trained to hate both the man  Muhammad (saw) and his religion. To them Muhammad (saw) was anti-Christ. I have studied him, the wonderful man, and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ. He must be called the savior of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving the problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness. Europe is beginning to be enamored of the creed of Muhammad (saw). In the next century it may go still further in recognizing the utility of that creed in solving its problems, and it is in this sense that you must understand my prediction.

Professor Bosworth:

Call him the greatest of all reforms because he brought a revolutionary change , the equal of which was never in effect either before or after him. He is the most successful of all Prophets and religious  personalities.

Professor Gibon a World Historian:

He said that the greatest success of Muhammad's (saw) life was through sheer moral force without a first stroke of a sword. This is confirmed by Quran and by the history of Muslim conquerors and by their public and legal toleration of Christian worship.

Professor Massignon:

1)    Islam maintains the balance between the exaggerated opposites. It has always in view the building of character which is the basis of civilization.

2)    orphanages had sprung up for the first time, it is said, under the teaching of Prophet of Islam. The world owes its orphanages to this Prophet who himself was born an orphan.

The encyclopedia Britannica:

It said that Muhammad (saw) is the most successful of all Prophets and religious personalities.

Sarojini Naidu:

She said that it was the first religion that preached and practiced democracy. For in the mosque, when the '' Call to prayer " is sounded at the minaret and the worshippers are gathered together, the democracy of Islam is embodied five times a day when the peasant and the king kneel side by side and proclaim - " ALLAH alone is great " .

Mahatma Gandhi:

It was Islam that civilized Spain, it was Islam that took the torch of light to Morocco and preached to the world the doctrine of brotherhood and therefore the Europeans of South Africa dread the advent of Islam as the Blacks may claim equality with the white races.

Professor Hurgonje:

He said that the League of Nations founded by the Prophet of Islam put the principle of International Unity and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to show candle to other nations.

Professor K.S. Ramakrishna of Mysore:

He said that Islam came as the defender of the weaker sex and entitled women to share in the inheritance of their parents. It gave women , 14 centuries ago, the right of owning property. Yet it was twelve centuries later, in 1881 that England, supposed to be the cradle of democracy, adopted this institution of Islam and an Act of Parliament was passed called - " The Married Women's Act " that gave them right of inheritance.

Laura Veccia Valieri in His book "Apologie de L ' Islamisme":

He said that the proof of the divinity of Quran is that it has been preserved intact through the ages since the time of its revelation till the present day - read and re-read by the Muslim world. This Book does not rouse in the faithfuls any weariness. It rather, through repetition, is more loved everyday. It gives rise to a profound feeling of awe and respect in the one who reads it or listens to it.

Dr. Tarachand A Distinguished Scholar and Historian of India:

His saying was that for a thousand years this civilization (i.e. the Muslim) was the central light whose rays illuminated the world. It was the mother of European culture, for men reared in this Islamic civilization were the masters in the Middle ages at whose feet the Spaniards, the French, the English, the Italians and the Germans sat down to learn Philosophy, Sciences, Mathematics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Medicines and Industrial techniques. Their teachers names are household words.

Maurice Bucille. A French Scientist in His Book "The Bible, the Quran and Science":

He said that the Quran most definitely did not contain a single proposition at variance with the most firmly established modern knowledge. It is a consideration which implies that God could not express an erroneous idea. Facts always assert their existence in the end , in spite of the resistance put up by those who are inconvenienced, annoyed or shocked by their discovery. (Later he became a Muslim)

A. M . L . Stoddard:

He quoted that the rise of Islam is perhaps the most amazing event in human history. Springing from a land and a people who were previously negligible, Islam spread with in a century over half the earth, shattering great empires, overthrowing long established religions, remoulding the souls of races and building up a whole new world - the world of Islam.

James A . Michener:

He said that the Quran is probably the most often read book in the world, surely the most often memorized, and possibly the most influential in the daily life of the people who believe in it. It is neither poetry nor ordinary prose, yet it possesses the ability to arouse its hearer to ecstasies.

Annie Basant in Her Book - "Life and Teachings of Muhammad":

She was of the view that it is impossible for any one who studies the life and character of the great prophet of Arabia, who now knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel any thing else but reverence for that mighty Arabian Teacher.