Show REVIVAL of ISLAM A mohammedan writer in the nineteenth century contributes an interesting paper on the revival of islam he says that signs of such a revival are visible everywhere and he reviews some recent events by which it has been caused one of these was the armenian question As long as this only assumed the form of a protest against the massacre of christians the author says educated educate a moslem not only in india but also in turkey were in sympathy with the movement but soon the matter became in the hands of christian ministers an anti islamic agitation the caliph was styled abdul the damned and the great assassin and such radical language aroused suspicion the echo of the intemperate denunciations in england reached all parts of the oe mohammedan world and believers felt that hat the question now had become one of a crusade against their faith they were alarmed and com to discuss the steps necessary for belf preservation at this juncture the greek folly came turkish arms have not been very successful tor for several generations tout aut in this war they were and the turkish victories were the theme of conversation everywhere in mosque in street and in market place in africa the victory of the abyssinians Abyssinia ns over the italians the anglo egyptian expedition to khartoum and the bombardment jentof of zanzibar are among the events hat have caused great commotion th throughout the mohammedan world among the numerous pilgrims the tit aai absorbing topic has for years been the danger threatening the caliph the holy and the religion itself vom from the christian powers they have aked upon england as their and russia as their enemy A eh change ge his hae tie taken place in this regard ve the aftan ai hia 8 coined hands with the czar car fltka t pilgrims support cifa policy aritt it ja move in the th to lathe ole approach of the different factions towards one another there is talk of a moslem triple alliance the powers interested being turkey persia and afghanistan it seems that just before the assassins 1 tion of the late shah the sultan sent a special ambassador to teheran in order to congratulate his persian majesty on his jubilee and pave the way for what might be termed the reunion of islam the mission was headed by one of the ablest scholars and diplomats of pasha just before the arrival of buniff pasha in teheran the shah was killed and the suggestion consequently postponed the sultan however did not recall the envoy but appointed him permanent ambassador at the court of teheran the new shah it is reported sent very valuable presents to the sultan immediately after the formers accession to the throne and the envoy who brought them had an unusually long interview with the sultan if the two rulers continue for some years to show the same brotherly attention to each other as they have been doing of late an alliance between their two islamic countries is considered an accomplished fact the ruler of afghanistan also seems to be thoroughly in touch with contemporary moslem feeling and aspiration not long ago the light of the nation and religion sent some rare presents to a holy shrine in persia and the compliment was very much appreciated by the countrymen of sadi and hadix the recent much talked of visit orsome notable afghans to constantinople and of some turkish gentlemen to babul clearly indicates sympathy and cordiality between the nations to which the visitors belong the mohammedan author whose review of the situation in the islamic world has been here briefly condensed does not touch upon the probable result of the revival of islam but it is probable that its effects willbe will be manifested in history should it be of a permanent nature it is probable too that an alliance between the two great factions represented by the sultan and the shah would not be for the purpose of maintaining peace inasmuch as that Is 1 hardly in accordance with the fundamental principles of islam |