Our Acharya once rightly pointed out that though we claim to believe in One Universal Supreme God and that all religions preach the same truth, we have greater affinity towards so called our own religion which is evident from the interest we carry for other religions. The bias is obvious and can't be denied.
In the effort to remove this bias at a more subtler level, I have started to read some books on other religions.
Beauties of Islam was one in the list. I was quite disappointed with the book I must say. This is the first time ever that a Theosophy book has disappointed me. The book did not point at even a single beauty of the religion. Its all about "How people loved Prophet Mohammad" and "Defending the religion itself for the rigidities it has imposed on its followers."
I would have appreciated it even if it had pointed out some misunderstandings of the followers.
On the whole, the book did not meet my expectations in terms of content and also in terms of logics.... :(
No offense, I still believe that I am little too tiny and not authentic at all to comment on the author and her abilities. I have read many of her other books, and I am a fan of her books co-authored with Leadbeater.
Hmmm but yes, CWL is one of my favorite author in Theosophy.
My first Alice Bailey book (Treatise on White Magic) is still in the reading process at a snail rate........I am sure to treasure some beautiful findings in this book. My heart filled deep gratitude to all the great ones for penning these books.
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