I was unable to attend the second exhibition concerning the means of propagation that was organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Propagation and Guidance in Jeddah. For that reason, I hope a similar exhibition will be scheduled for Makkah and Madinah in the near future in collaboration with Umrah and Haj firms. Transportation arrangements must also be made for those concerned. No doubt many Islamic countries, headed by Saudi Arabia, are dedicated to the propagation and proliferation of Islam and the containment of Christianization efforts. Our special appreciation goes to Muslim World League and its branches all over the world, World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) and other propagation centers. Moreover, propagation is not limited to such organizations or centers because any individual who is well-versed in Islamic teachings can participate in it.
Historical records show that the Indonesians embraced Islam through their association with Arab traders who demonstrated exemplary manners and conduct. Other Muslims can participate by means of financial donations to domestic and international propagation centers and Islamic organizations.
During my summer visits to London some years ago, I saw groups of Arab Christians, often from Egypt, on the streets distributing printed materials and audio/video cassettes in many languages at all levels — for children and adults — which explained and propagated Christian belief. Some members of the group stopped passersby and gave them brochures and leaflets about those rare cases in which Muslims had converted to Christianity.
Interestingly, the Arab Christians who disseminate this printed material in London dresses the way Gulf Arabs do and most Londoners would not be able to differentiate or tell whether they are Muslims or Christians. I was offered some of these booklets by a number of women and I asked them why they were doing what they were doing. They said they were Arab Christians and they were giving some of their time to the propagation of Christianity.
On one occasion, I was doing my shopping in a small shop when an African woman who worked there approached me and asked me to give her an English translation of the Holy Qur’an. I promised that I would and assured her that she would get it as soon as I returned to Saudi Arabia. Fortunately, I was able to keep my word to her.
I strongly believe that Muslims are in need of Islamic TV channels which would broadcast programs in various languages. Wealthy Muslims should be encouraged to establish such information channels, realizing that TV viewers still outnumber — and will for a long time — those who surf the Internet. The proposed TV channels I am advocating should broadcast to the Americas, Europe, the Far and Near East as well as Asia and Africa.
We should be aware that Christianization activities by the year 2025 are aimed to achieve tremendous tasks and the budgets allocated are huge. According to reliable reports, $780 billion is available for the Christianization of seven million individuals with the help of 10,000 radio and TV stations and 250 monthly periodicals. A total of 20 billion leaflets, circulars, periodicals and booklets have already been distributed during the past three years.
Should Muslims not dedicate more efforts and funds for propagating Islam and containing Christianity? Yes they should.
