No Interference

~ 98 ~ blessing of God, in that it has made it possible to perform da’wah today from the strongest possible position. WORKING TOWARDS THE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS Islamic da’wah at the present time, i.e. communicating the message of God, is so great a task when contemplated on a global scale, that enormous resources and highly favourable conditions are required if it is to be a success. Such resources are available and such conditions do exist in Muslim countries, but can be of avail only when national regimes do not set themselves up in opposition to the call of Islam. Even where the situation is entirely favourable, da’wah can be successful only if the da’is have no political axe to grind under the guise of missionary activity. In 1891, the Japanese Emperor Megi (1868-1912) sent a message addressed to Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey, requesting him to send Muslim preachers to Japan in order to introduce the Japanese to Islam. Sultan Abdul Hameed chose