Wakati Ibrahim Pasha alipoondoka Al-Sham mwaka 1840, machafuko, fujo na vurugu zilienea Al-Sham, na wawakilishi wa Magharibi, hasa wamisionari, walichukua fursa ya udhaifu wa ushawishi wa Dola ya Othmani kuchochea fitina miongoni mwa wakazi. Kwa hiyo, mauaji ya mwaka 1860 yalitokea. Kufuatia mauaji hayo, nchi za Magharibi ziliingilia kati na kutuma meli zao za kivita kwenye pwani za Al-Sham. Ufaransa ilishusha jeshi la nchi kavu huko Beirut, jambo lililoongeza ushawishi wa wamisionari na kuimarisha nafasi yao. Wafaransa walianza kushughulika kwa bidii katika kuanzisha shule na vyuo, na Wajesuit wakafungua shule na vyuo vyao, miongoni mwao ni chuo cha Kijesuit kinachojulikana kama Chuo Kikuu cha Kijesuit cha St Joseph. Mwaka 1866, Waamerika walifungua chuo cha Kiprotestanti kinachojulikana leo kama Chuo Kikuu cha Marekani cha Beirut. Chuo kikuu hiki kinachukuliwa kuwa taasisi mbaya kabisa ya Kufr katika ardhi za Kiislamu, kwa sababu kimezindua kampeni kali zaidi dhidi ya fikra za Kiislamu na dhidi ya Waislamu, na kimefanikiwa kuhamisha uaminifu wa maelfu ya vijana Waislamu kuelekea fikra za Kufr.
When Ibrahim Pasha withdrew from Al-Sham in 1840 unrest, chaos and disturbance spread in Al-Sham and the Western emissaries, especially the missionaries took advantage of the Ottoman States lack of influence to flare up strife among the population. Hence, the massacres of 1860 took place. In the wake of these massacres, the Western countries intervened and dispatched their warships to the coasts of Al-Sham. France disembarked a land force in Beirut and this increased the influence of the missionaries and strengthened their hand. The French became active in establishing schools and colleges and the Jesuits opened their schools and colleges, among which were the Jesuit College known as the St Joseph Jesuit University and in 1866, the Americans opened the Protestant College known today as the American University of Beirut. This university is considered to be the most horrific Kufr institution in the Islamic lands, for it has launched the fiercest campaigns against the Islamic thoughts and against the Muslims and has managed to shift the allegiance of thousands of Muslim youth towards the Kufr thoughts.
Umakini uliotolewa kwa uvamizi wa kimisionari na kitamaduni haukuwa umefungwa tu kwa Amerika, Ufaransa na Uingereza, bali ulienea katika nchi nyingi zisizoamini, kama vile Urusi ya Kifalme, iliyotuma msafara mkubwa wa kimisionari. Msafara wa Kiprussia pia uliwasili nchini humo, ukiundwa na watawa wa kike wa Karodt, ambao walishiriki pamoja na misafara mingine ya kimisionari katika kupambana na Uislamu. Ingawa misafara ya kimisionari na wajumbe wengine wa Magharibi walitofautiana katika mitazamo ya kisiasa, kwa upande wa mbinu zao za kisiasa na maslahi yao, walikubaliana kuhusu lengo moja. Lengo hilo lilikuwa kuingiza utamaduni wa Magharibi Mashariki, kuanzisha itikadi ya kutenganisha Dini na dola kama itikadi kwa Waislamu, kuwajengea Waislamu mashaka juu ya Dini yao, na kuwachochea wachukie na wadharau historia yao, na kuitukuza Magharibi na utamaduni wake. Yote haya yalifanyika kwa chuki kubwa na dharau kwa Uislamu na Waislamu.
The attention given to missionary and cultural invasions was not solely confined to America, France and Britain - it rather engulfed most of the disbelieving countries, such as Tsarist Russia, who dispatched a host of missionary expeditions. A Prussian expedition also arrived in the country, being formed of Karodt nuns who played their part alongside the other missionary expeditions in combating Islam. Despite the difference in political viewpoints amongst the missionary expeditions and the other Western emissaries, as far as their political approach and their interests were concerned, they were of one accord about the objective.This was to inspire the Western culture in the east, establish the Aqeedah of separating the Deen from the state as an Aqeedah for the Muslims, arouse in the Muslims suspicions about their Deen, and to incite them to resent and to scorn their history and to glorify the West and its culture. All of this was with deep hatred and disdain for Islam and Muslims.
Mbali ya shule na vyuo, walianzisha harakati iliyolenga kuwaelekeza watu kwenye lugha ya Kiarabu, ili kwa njia hiyo wawaondoe kwenye Uislamu, na kuwaelekeza kwenye kile walichokiita Uarabu. Bendera ya harakati hii ilibebwa na Wakristo, licha ya kutoelewa lugha ya Kiarabu, kutokana na kushindwa kwao kuthamini ufasaha wa Qur'ani. Hivyo, Wamaroni, wengi wao wakiwa katika huduma ya misafara ya kimisionari, walikuwa wakijadili kuhuishwa kwa fasihi ya kale na kurejeshwa kwa sifa za zamani za lugha ya Kiarabu ya kitamaduni. Miongoni mwao walikuwa Nasif Al-Yaziji na Padre Louis Sheikho. Hivyo, Wamaroni waliongoza kampeni ya utaifa wa Kiarabu na kuwahimiza watu kuukubali. Pia waliongoza kampeni ya lugha ya Kiarabu na kuwahimiza watu kujikita katika lugha hiyo pekee. Mbali na hayo, vitabu na machapisho yaliyobeba fikra za Magharibi yalianza kuibuka, na wimbi kali la kuelekea kwa Waarabu na Uarabu na kuelekea lugha ya Kiarabu lilienea katika eneo hilo, sambamba na kuongezeka kwa kuukimbia Uislamu na fikra za Uislamu. Hivyo, kituo cha Beirut kiliipiga pigo kubwa ...
In addition to the schools and colleges, they established a movement aimed at steering people towards the Arabic language, in order to lead them away from Islam by it, and towards what they called Arabism. The banner of this movement was carried by the Christians, despite their lack of understanding of the Arabic language, due to their inability to appreciate the eloquence of the Quran. Hence the Maronites, most of whom were in the service of the missionary expeditions, used to discuss the revival of the old literature and the restoration of the old characteristics of the classical Arabic language. Among those were Nasif Al-Yaziji and Father Louis Sheikho. Thus, the Maronites headed the campaign for Arab nationalism and encouraged people to adopt it. They also headed the campaign for the Arabic language and encouraged people to confine their attention to it. In addition to this, books and publications carrying Western thoughts started to emerge and a strong wave towards Arabs and Arabism and towards the Arabic language swept the area, coupled by an increased shunning of Islam and the thoughts of Islam. Hence, the Beirut centre dealt a blow to :
Aqaid (misingi ya imani) ya Uislamu, mawazo ya Uislamu, na kuweza kuwaelekeza watu kuelekea Magharibi.
the Aqaid (doctrines) of Islam, the thoughts of Islam and managed to steer people towards the West.
Kituo hiki kilipata matokeo mabaya sana ambayo yalikuwa na athari kubwa katika kuondoa Uislamu katika mahusiano, miamala, na katika nyanja mbalimbali za maisha, na hatimaye katika kuangamizwa kwa Dola ya Kiislamu.
This centre achieved disastrous results which had a major effect in the removal of Islam from relationships, transactions, in various aspects of life and ultimately in the destruction of the Islamic State.