"For, according to the teachings of Islam, moral……" — Muhammad Asad
"For, according to the teachings of Islam, moral knowledge automatically forces moral responsibility upon man. A mere Platonic discernment between Right and Wrong, without the urge to promote Right and to destroy Wrong, is a gross immorality in itself, for morality lives and dies with the human endeavour to establish its victory upon earth."
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Muhammad Asad
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19 Quotes by Muhammad Asad
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It was not Muslims that had made Islam great; it was Islam that had made the Muslims great.
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