would take refuge in Islam."

Next, Bediuzzaman describes modem man's search for true religion. He says that developments in science together with the terrible wars and events of this 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 point of support for impotent mankind 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 erernite 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 be n to realize "this intense need of mankind."

For the next stage in his argument, Bediuzzaman 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. And so, after advising his listeners to heed these warnings of the Qur’an too, Bediuzzaman makes the conclusion that the Qur'an will prevail in the future:

"We Muslims, who are students of the Qur’an, follow proof; we approach the truths of belief through reason, thought, and our hearts. We do not abandon proof in favour of blind obedience and imitation of the clergy like some adherents of other religions. Therefore, in the future, when reason, science and technology prevail, that will surely be the time that the Qur'an will gain ascendancy, which relies on rational proofs and invites the reason to confirm its pronouncements."

To complete this First Aspect, Bediuzzaman describes "eight serious obstacles" which "prevented the truths of Islam completely conquering the past", but which are now dispersing, and follows this with quoting the testimony to the truth of Islam of two `enemies' by way of proof of his argument.
Before describing the obstacles, Bediuzzaman says that "the