The Call of the Quran
1. Divine Planning
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and glory. All the great revolutionary movements
of Muslims in modern times have been influenced
by this sense of pride. That is why they all lost their
original lustre after very brief periods of activity.
This is because a sense of pride leads one to showy
activities, while a sense of accountability leads one
to genuinely serious action.
For any campaign of Islamic revival to be effectively
managed, its promoters should have derived Islam
from the original teachings in the Qur’an and the
hadith rather than from the cultural and political
history of later times. Only those who have derived
their religion from the Qur’an and the hadith can
sustain a true campaign in all seriousness and with
a sense of responsibility.
Those who derive their religion from history will
only glorify their own sense of pride, and no result--
oriented action will follow from their activities.
Muslims in modern times have turned into a
defeatist nation, thanks to the entire Muslim world
suffering from a persecution complex. This is what
ensues from deriving religion from history. Awed
by the grandeur of the history of the “Red Fort” and
