The Universal Message of Seyyed Jamal-ed-Din Assadabadi, a Reformist from West Asia

Seyyed Jamal-ed-Din Assadabadi (1838-1897) was a personality from the region of West Asia1 disposing of universal ideas and a spiritual and humanitarian message, who greatly influenced the culture of the eradication of ignorance and the awakening of the people of the region, and who endeavoured to convince the people and the clergy to reform their societies on the basis of their own norms and values. In this regard Seyyed Jamal-ed-Din is considered to be one of the pioneers of reform in the Islamic world during the past 150 years, whose universal ideas have such relevance that they could serve as a model for the solidarity of Islamic countries in the present day.