In the Aftermath of World War II

In the Aftermath of World War II were in the opposition and when, in some cases, they came to power, became a cause for giving Islam a bad name. Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Algeria, Indonesia, Bangladesh and many other countries serve as examples. It is a fact that these movements in the name of ‘Divine Government’ (Hukumat-e Ilahiya), the ‘Islamic System’ (Islami Nizam) and the ‘Enforcement of the Shariah’ (Nifaz-e Shariah) turned out to be completely counterproductive. It is a sad reality that from the late 19th till the mid20th century, numerous non-Muslim thinkers, for instance, Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) and Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975), declared Islam to be the solution to the problems besetting humanity in the present age. However, by the end of the 20th century, no influential non-Muslim thinker made any such comment. The cause for this was the wrong representation of Islam by the so-called revolutionary Muslim leaders. Before this, scholars learnt about Islam from the history of the early phase of Islam and were impressed by it; many had a very positive image of the religion. However, the meaningless movements in the name of Islam by the modern-day Ulama and other Muslim leaders have only added to human misery. Faced with the record of