Constructing Pakistan - pg. 27

Sir Sayyid is not claiming that Hinduism is static and ossified in custom as compared to a more dynamic Islam. Rather, he finds Hinduism secure in its practices and, therefore, not troubled by contamination from outside. Islam, on the other hand, is based on textual interpretation as well as an idea of a hereafter, thus more insecure and sensitive to any outside threat. This argument also suggests that while Hindus could still exist in their faith despite Christian propaganda, the Muslims saw the same as a threat due to this perpetual sense of crisis. This aspect of Muslim anxiety about their religious way of life later becomes one of the main tropes in the Muslim freedom movement. What Sir Sayyid inaugurates is the specific idea of the Islamic negotiation of the changing political realities.