“I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind… I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days… It was the rigid simplicity, the scrupulous regard for pledges, the intense devotion to friends and followers…”

Context: Gandhi was writing primarily about the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ rather than the Qur’an itself, but he frequently praised Islam’s ethical teachings.