The Call of the Quran
5. The call of da‘wah in the modern age
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Syed Jamaluddin Afghani for this important
assignment and assured him of full official
support in this venture.
This same Syed Jamaluddin Afghani, who
commanded such great respect and was assured of
all official support by the king, was later on
imprisoned by the same king. He even died in
prison. The reason being that Syed Jamaluddin
Afghani was involved in a political conspiracy
aimed at dethroning the Sultan, whom he
considered an agent of western imperialism. A
man who could have started a new chapter in
Islamic history by introducing Islam to Japan,
ended up by merely adding his name to the prison
records.
This is true of all Muslim rulers. If you engage
yourself in Islamic da’wah, they are ever ready to
extend their full support to you, but if you wage
political campaigns directed against them, they
refuse to co-operate.
Unfortunately the example set by Syed Jamaluddin
Afghani is being constantly repeated by Muslims in
our times. Muslims everywhere are engaged in
