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for Kenya in the 1950s, fulfilling his dream of preaching to distant, foreign Shi'i communities that he mentions in the above quote. He was already a reputed cleric by that time, but nevertheless joined a number of scholars coming from South Asia into the relatively unheard of Shia community of
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Kenya. After becoming a resident alim there, Ansari helped the community to become large and prosperous as it is today. He is remembered to this day in the country for an address he delivered at the Arusha
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5) … it keeps the ‘ulamâ’ dependent on the wealthy and powerful people, and they have to make them happy most of the times; sometimes they are even obliged to become the wealthy people’s instruments … the missionary system will free them from this dependency …
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in these years, writing and speaking extensively on what this phenomenon's implications for the future of the Shi'ism would be. In one article from March 1956, he contends the following:
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1) By this way, even our high-ranking preachers face big difficulties to make their living and do not have a regular salary … if they fall ill, they cannot read majâlis …
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system, therefore we do not have an organised and regular system to preach our mazhab. When we have a closer look at that system, we see the following shortcomings:
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system creates differences among the Shias, whereas a missionary system will end the rivalry between the preachers …
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do not find the opportunity for sermons; thus ill-will is created between the ‘ulamâ’ …
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