Abstract
Sir Syed (1817-1897) is considered to be a social,
educational, religious, and political reformer of
Muslims of British India. During his times, the War
of Mutiny (1857) changed the whole fabric of
Muslim socio-political structure in India. The
British held the Muslims, the sole agitators of
rebellion. The Muslims were made deprived of
their basic rights, and the Hindus were preferred
over them. This manufactured a vast gap between
the British and the Muslims, which Sir Syed
observed. The emergence of science at the time was
equally shattering down the religious foundations.
Sir Syed thought science and its modernization
affecting Islam and the Muslims. According to him,
the conservative and false beliefs and values,
engendered by the Mullahs, throughout the course
of Muslim history, led astray a common man in
understanding Islam. Sir Syed felt the need to
interpret Islam, which was considered antagonistic
among the Muslim societies. This paper examines
Sir Syed’s contentious religious thoughts.
Dr. Noor Muhammad Danish Bettani, Irfan Ali Shah. (2016) Sir Syed's Religious Thought: A Critical Analysis, Pashto, Volume 45, Issue 1.
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