The Concept of Complete Religion

THE APPEARANCE OF DAJJAL the call of truth at a very high level, supported by scientific discoveries. However, at that very time, our leaders, under this tragic misapprehension, became embroiled in political activities. As a result, the call of truth could not be given, despite all the opportunities to present themselves at a very high level. This example can gauge the political extremism of Muslim leaders: Syed Jamaluddin Afghani (d. 1897), the leader of the radical political activities of his group in Paris, was asked in 1884 by his disciple, Mufti Mohd. Abduh (d. 1905), why they should not leave this futile task (politics) and engage themselves in peaceful dawah work and in the field of education, where there would be many opportunities for such work. Jamaluddin Afghani replied: “You talk of disheartenment.” (Jamaluddin Afghani, by Mahmood Abu Riyya, Cairo, 1966, p. 50). It was indeed a grave tragedy resulting from the political interpretation of Islam. There were two negative results of this interpretation: failure to utilize modern dawah opportunities and the generation of the culture of hatred and violence in the name of political revolution. The negative result of this political interpretation of religion was that calling people to God was stopped.