On the one hand British had usurped the power from Muslims and on the other hand Christian missionaries and Hindu Arya Samaj had started a vigorous campaign to convert illiterate Muslim masses.
Kwa upande mmoja Waingereza walipora madaraka kutoka kwa Waislamu na kwa upande mwingine Wamishenari wa Kikristo na Wahindu wa Arya Samaj walianza kampeni kamambe ya kuwaritadisha Waislamu wengi mbumbu.