Contact with the Catholic mission confirmed the Sayyid’s view of Christian colonization
Evidence
However apocryphal these accounts may sound to modern ears, in Somali terms they are highly credible, and without doubt they commemorate encounters with the mission which served to confirm Sheikh Muhammad’s belief that Christian colonization sought to destroy the Muslim faith of his people. This fired his patriotism and he intensified his efforts to win support for the Salihiya, preaching in the mosques and streets that his country was in danger, and urging his compatriots to remove the English ‘infidels’ and their missionaries. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 207 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Samuel M. Zwemer, one of the most famous – and perhaps the most well published – missionaries to Muslims summed up this view: “In India and Malaysia God’s favor has given us an open door to 100,000,000 Mohammedans. Under Queen Wilhelmina, the Christian Queen of Holland and under George V, the Christian Emperor of India, 100,000,000 Mohammedans are enjoying the blessings of Protestant Christian rule.” — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear, 113 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Missionaries interpreted imperial conquest as divine endorsement of Christianity. — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear:…, 113; Mission encounters convinced Sheikh Muhammad that Christian colonization threatened Somali Islam — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 207
Related
- Mission encounters convinced Sheikh Muhammad that Christian colonization threatened Somali Islam (similarity 0.92)
- Missionaries interpreted imperial conquest as divine endorsement of Christianity. (similarity 0.85)
- Mission schools’ Christianization of Somali children confirmed Sheikh Muhammad’s fears about colonial threats (similarity 0.83)
- Missionary conversion relied on state power more than persuasion (similarity 0.81)
- Colonial empire was read as proof of God’s favor on Christianity (similarity 0.81)
- Sudanese tribes interpreted the expedition within their own religious frameworks (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Mission encounters convinced Sheikh Muhammad that Christian colonization threatened Somali Islam
#expands(0.85) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 207 - Missionaries interpreted imperial conquest as divine endorsement of Christianity.
#corroborates(0.60) — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear, 113