their weakness in adhering to their religions and bigotry, so were they subject to decline and revolution to the degree of their strength in adhering to them.

Thus, in contradistinction to other religions, Islam has the capacity to progress and holds everything necessary to achieve true civilization. It is significant that this acute observation was made not only by a non-Muslim, but a Japanese. For the Japanese were held up by many supporters of constitutionalism as an example to be followed in their taking only science and technology from the West in their drive for progress and civilization while retaining their own culture and morality. Following this, Bediuzzaman continues his argument by stating that history presents no evidence for any Muslims having embraced other religions on the strength of reason, whereas as a result of "reasoned argument and certain proofs", the followers of other religions are "gradually drawing close to and entering Islam." He then lays this challenge before the believers:

If we were to display through our actions the perfections of the moral qualities of Islam and the truths of belief, without doubt the followers of other religions would enter Islam in whole communities; indeed, some entire regions and states on the globe of the earth would take refuge in Islam.

Next, he describes modern man's search for true religion. He says that developments in science together with the terrible wars and events of the twentieth century have aroused in man a desire to seek the truth. Man has been awakened by these, and has understood "the true nature of humanity and his own comprehensive disposition." He has thus realized his need for religion, for "the only true support for impotent men in the face of the innumerable disasters and the external and internal enemies that plague them, and the only point from which they may seek help and assistance in the face of the innumerable needs with which they are afflicted and their desires which stretch to eternity despite their utter want and poverty is in recognizing the world's Maker, in faith, and in believing and affirming the Hereafter. There is no other help for awakened mankind apart from this." And he goes on to say that, like a human being, countries and states have also now begun to realize "this intense need of mankind."

For the next stage in his argument, he points out that the Qur'an repeatedly "refers man to his reason", telling him to use his intelligence, and ponder over and take lessons from his own life and the events of past ages. Advising his listeners to heed these warnings of the Qur'an, Bediuzzaman concludes that it will prevail in the future: