▁is ▁held ▁by ▁national ists ▁to ▁have ▁ended ▁in ▁dis aster ▁for ▁the ▁Muslim s , ▁as ▁Bah ad ur ▁Shah ▁Z af ar , ▁the ▁last ▁M ug hal , ▁was ▁de posed . ▁Power ▁over ▁the ▁sub cont inent ▁was ▁passed ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Crown . ▁The ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁symbol ▁of ▁continu ity ▁with ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁period ▁spawn ed ▁a ▁negative ▁attitude ▁amongst ▁some ▁Muslim s ▁towards ▁everything ▁modern ▁and ▁western , ▁and ▁a ▁dis in cl ination ▁to ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁opportun ities ▁available ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁regime . ▁ ▁See ing ▁this ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁desp air ▁and ▁des pond ency , ▁Sy ed ▁launched ▁his ▁attempts ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁progress ▁within ▁the ▁Muslim ▁community ▁of ▁India . ▁He ▁was ▁convinced ▁that ▁the ▁Muslim s , ▁in ▁their ▁attempt ▁to ▁reg ener ate ▁themselves , ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁real ise ▁that ▁man kind ▁had ▁entered ▁a ▁very ▁important ▁phase ▁of ▁its ▁existence , ▁i . e ., ▁an ▁era ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁learning . ▁He ▁knew ▁that ▁the ▁real isation ▁of ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁progress ▁and ▁prosper ity ▁for ▁the ▁British . ▁Therefore , ▁modern ▁education ▁became ▁the ▁pivot ▁of ▁his ▁movement ▁for ▁reg ener ation ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Muslim s . ▁He ▁tried ▁to ▁transform ▁the ▁Muslim ▁out look ▁from ▁a ▁media eval ▁one ▁to ▁a ▁modern ▁one . ▁ ▁Sy ed ' s ▁first ▁and ▁for em ost ▁objective ▁was ▁to ▁acquaint ▁the