They are nothing but groundless claims!

After all this, has the time not yet come for reformers and lovers of peace to lift the veil from their eyes, to reconsider the teachings of Islam with reflection and fairness, so that they may discover the happiness it offers humanity in both the present and the future?

O Allah, grant reform-minded people true insight into this religion, that they may perceive the honor and dignity it contains, and the mercy and compassion it embodies.