sayyid jamal

The concept of Islamic Unity was the one that originated in contemporary history of the Indian subcontinent, and finally, expanded in its historical evolution by Sayyid Jamal in Islamic world. This concept has been always considered in terms of the conceptual dichotomy of Sectarianism and Secularism. As a result, it caused this concept to act unlike its task, that should create unity between the Islamic sects for overcoming backwardness, due to the colonial and despotism. In this article, we will try to consider the historical and socio-political contexts of creation, evolution and extension of this concept

Sayyid Jamal-ad-Din Asadabadi known to Afghāni is among the prominent figures in the history of the two recent century of the Muslim World. He founded the thesis of Islamic Unity with his thoughts in the modern world. The name and reputation of Jamal-ad-Din was expanded rapidly after the victory of the Islamic Revolution and the foreign policies of the country, in particular, with regard to Islamic counties were affected by the attitude of Sayyid Jamal-ad-Din to the necessity of having unity of understanding among the Islamic governments. Regarding the importance of Sayyid Jamal-ad-Din as an intellectual, political and international figure, this article attempts to deal with some parts of turbulent times during his life and his role in the development of Muslim World as well as with some rumors and quotations claiming that he was related to freemasonry.