Japan and Muslim hopes after 1904
اليابان وآمال المسلمين بعد 1904
In the Pan-Islamic chapter Arslan records how Muslims cheered Japan's victory over Russia in 1904, quoting an Egyptian newspaper and a Chinese Muslim scholar who thought Japanese conversion might change the course of Islamic politics. He reports that Japan welcomed a Muslim delegation warmly but showed no interest in converting, and he sees the lasting result as friendlier ties between Muslim peoples and non-Muslim Asian nations. This is drawn from the press and gatherings as Arslan reports them, not evidence of Japan's intentions.
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Overview
In the chapter on the Islamic union, Shakib Arslan presents how the Muslims followed Japan's victory over Russia in 1904, and how they took hope from it. 1
What Arslan reports
He relays from Egyptian newspapers and from a Chinese sheikh their view that the Islam of Japan might change the course of Islamic politics. He mentions that Japan received an Islamic delegation with warmth, but showed no wish to enter Islam. 1
His view
Arslan holds that the lasting effect was the consolidation of friendly relations between the Muslim peoples and the non-Muslim peoples of Asia. This is as the author reports it from the newspapers and assemblies, and it is not evidence of Japan's intentions. 1
What needs a further source
The newspaper and the Chinese sheikh are reported second-hand, and the Ottoman delegation needs independent material with dates from a Japanese or Turkish source. It needs a further source.
Sources
- Stoddard, Hadir al-ʿalam al-islami (Arabic translation with Arslan's commentary)
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islam.museum contributors. “Japan and Muslim hopes after 1904”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/japan-and-muslim-hopes-1904/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.