Islam and Peace
Da’wah Explosion
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DA’WAH EXPLOSION
The battle of Cesmi is a significant event in the
history of the Turkish caliphate. In this battle,
fought in July 1770, the Ottoman naval
establishment was destroyed by a Russian fleet at
the harbour of Cesmi on the Aegean sea. (13/784)
A few years later, in May 1799, the British forces
defeated and killed the Muslim ruler Tipu Sultan of
South India. This was the beginning of the end.
Subsequently, the European Christian nations
conquered, directly or indirectly, all of the Muslim
countries one after the other, thus establishing their
own political supremacy.
Now, at this stage, the entire Muslim world
reverberated with the call of jihad which was
considered to be the only solution to its problems. It
was felt that it was only by following this path that
Muslims could regain their lost political power and
glory. Therefore, the process of jihad (in the sense of
militancy) was set in motion everywhere. It was a
kind of explosion, the impact of which was felt all
over the Muslim world. This militant jihad is still
