Any publicity is
good publicity. These

words have been writ-
ten and uttered so

many times it is im-
possible to attribute the

quote to any one per-
son. Any publicity is

good publicity; mean-
ing that it is better that

something receives bad publicity rather than no publicity at

all. In the past decade we have been swamped with bad pub-
licity about Islam, yet conversion statistics indicate that the

number of people converting to Islam is growing at a phe-
nomenal rate. Why is this so? Because wise people do not

believe everything they read and see, they question, they ap-
ply critical thinking skills, they acquire knowledge and form

their own conclusions.
Finding the correct information does not come easily.
You need to search, to look for your proofs and evidences.

Do you want to know about Islam? Which one of the thou-
sands of books will you turn to first? Everything you ever

wanted to know about is out there is cyber space waiting for

the click of a mouse or the touch of a screen. Type Islam in-
to Google search and what do you come up with? 479 mil-
lion results in just .21 of a second. Pretty impressive, but

where do you start? Now here is a novel answer, how about

at the beginning, back where it all began. Let us begin when
God spoke to the angels.

“‘Verily, I am going to place mankind generations af-
ter generations on earth.’ They said: ‘Will You place

therein those who will make mischief therein and shed
blood, while we glorify You with praises and thanks and
sanctify You.’ God said: ‘I know that which you do not
know.’” (Quran 2:30)

 The existence of the Quran proves the existence of God.
 A look at the linguistic nature of the Quran and examining other scriptures predicting the coming of Prophet Muhammad.
 A brief look at the traditions of Prophet Muhammad and how they are evidence of the truth of Islam.
 Questioning minor details can often detract from the true message.