“I
wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an undisputed sway
over the hearts of millions of mankind.I became more than ever convinced that
it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of
life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet the
scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and
followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in
his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and
surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the second volume (of the Prophet’s
biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of that great life.”
(Mahatma Gandhi)
