Divine Planning

~ 25 ~ and glory. All the great revolutionary movements of Muslims in modern times have been influenced by this sense of pride. That is why they all lost their original lustre after very brief periods of activity. This is because a sense of pride leads one to showy activities, while a sense of accountability leads one to genuinely serious action. For any campaign of Islamic revival to be effectively managed, its promoters should have derived Islam from the original teachings in the Qur’an and the hadith rather than from the cultural and political history of later times. Only those who have derived their religion from the Qur’an and the hadith can sustain a true campaign in all seriousness and with a sense of responsibility. Those who derive their religion from history will only glorify their own sense of pride, and no result-- oriented action will follow from their activities. Muslims in modern times have turned into a defeatist nation, thanks to the entire Muslim world suffering from a persecution complex. This is what ensues from deriving religion from history. Awed by the grandeur of the history of the “Red Fort” and