The Holy Quran in the Eyes of western thinkers

The Holy Quran in the Eyes of western thinkers 1. Goethe, quoted in T.P. Hughes DICTIONARY OFISLAM, p. 526."However often we turn to it [the Quran] at firstdisgusting us each time afresh, it soonattracts, astounds, and in the end enforces ourreverence... Its style, in accordance with its contentsand aim is stern, grand, terrible - ever and anon trulysublime -- Thus this book will go on exercising throughall ages a most potent influence." www.knowmuhammad.org 2. G. Margoliouth, Introduction to J.M. Rodwells, THEKORAN, New York: Everymans Library, 1977, p. vii."The Koran admittedly occupies an importantposition among the great religious books of theworld. Though the youngest of the epoch-makingworks belonging to this class of literature, it yields tohardly any in the wonderful effect, which it hasproduced on large masses of men. www.knowmuhammad.org 3. It has created an all but new phase of humanthought and a fresh type of character. It firsttransformed a number of heterogeneous deserttribes of the Arabian peninsula into a nation ofheroes, and then proceeded to create the vastpolitico-religious organizations of theMuhammadan world which are one of the greatforces with which Europe and the East have toreckon today." www.knowmuhammad.org 4. Dr. Steingass, quoted in T.P. Hughes DICTIONARY OFISLAM, pp. 526-527."A work, then, which calls forth so powerful andseemingly incompatible emotions even in thedistant reader - distant as to time, and still more soas a mental development - a work which not onlyconquers the repugnance which he may begin itsperusal, but changes this adverse feeling intoastonishment and admiration, www.knowmuhammad.org 5. Such a work must be a wonderful productionof the human mind indeed and a problem ofthe highest interest to every thoughtfulobserver of the destinies of mankind." www.knowmuhammad.org Visit our Website : http://www.knowmuhammad.org Twitter : https://twitter.com/knowmuammad Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/know.muhammad Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GettoknowMuhammad