![]() ![]() ![]() However, the ‘discussions’ and debates about the above two themes have considered the idea of cultural superiority of the West and Western capitalism as omnipotent. The issue of civilizing mission has also recently been subjected to close scrutiny. its impact on India's macroeconomic performance have been explored to a great extent. This excitement was reflected in the thoughts of two categories of people: those who had a romantic vision of India, often diluted by ingredients of ‘civilizing mission’ and those who found India as a veritable home for capitalist initiatives. The idea of establishing and expanding a railway system in India offered the most vibrant excitement in colonial mind. This paper highlights the contributions of Syed Ahmad Khan and his pragmatic approach towards the problems and wellbeing of Muslims for their future, which changed the fate of the Indian Subcontinent. He adopted a cautious, pragmatic and long-term approach abandoning the romantic illusions and unfounded sense of superiority of the pre-‘Mutiny’ days, he acknowledged the material weakness of the native civilization compared to the colonial authorities, thus he advised the Muslims to be loyal to the British pro tem and to devote themselves and gain modern education for the socio-economic upliftment of the community. ![]() At that critical juncture he came forward as a savior of the Muslim community and a defender of the integrity of indigenous Indian intellectual life. The decimation of the Muslim population and the destruction of their political institutions and power were accompanied by a spiritual and intellectual crisis unprecedented in the history of Islam in South Asia until the emergence of Syed Ahmad Khan. ![]() The Muslims were subjected to a concerted campaign of persecution by the British, who identified them as the only potential threat to their new Indian Empire. After they spearheaded the First War of Independence (1857), the condition of the Muslims of the Indian Subcontinent was pathetic and abject. ![]()
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