Though the Sherifian revolt has tended to be regarded as a revolt rooted in a secular Arab nationalist sentiment, in June 1916 the Sherif did not present it in those terms - rather he accused the Young Turks of violating the sacred tenets of Islam and called Arab Muslims to sacred rebellion against the impious Ottoman government.
Though the Sherifian revolt has tended to be regarded as a revolt rooted in a secular Arab nationalist sentiment, in June 1916 the Sherif did not present it in those terms - rather he accused the Young Turks of violating the sacred tenets of Islam and called Arab Muslims to sacred rebellion against the impious Ottoman government.
