The author claims, Fortunately, I have also had the advantage of having access to certain original sources, not available to others, and also the opportunity to study the life and mission of Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed from close quarters.

Therefore, utilizing all existing sources on the subject to produce a worthy work to understand the real worth and value of Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed’s movement and the place he occupied among the luminaries of Islam.

Political situation prevailing in India then had created an upsurge in the Muslims, who were eager to reclaim their identity and to see Islam strong and powerful in the world.

As Nadwi claims: I drew attention to and protested against the biased and extremely intolerant attitude of the western writers, in regard to the Sayyid Ahmad and his mission.

For, in such cases, the writers usually exercise their whimsical speculations to present a character sketch.But according to Nadwi, it seems that the chroniclers never wanted to ascertain true facts; they gave credence to every groundless rumour without evaluating the relative evidential value of the report reaching them.