Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad (1900 to 1992)

I HAD NO ILLUSIONS as to the present state of affairs in the Muslim world. Тhе four years I had spent in those countries had shown me that while Islam was still alive, perceptible in the world-view of its adherents and in their silent admission of its ethical premises, they themselves were like people paralyzed, unable to translate their beliefs into fruitful action.

Road to Mecca