Aligarh movement

Syed Ahmad Khan was the first man to start a reform movement among the Muslims. This movement was known as the Aligarh Movement. To him Quran was the only authentic scripture for Islam and all other Islamic writings are secondary and misnomer. For the safety of the Muslim community in India, he wanted to maintain cordial relation between the Muslims and the Bruisers. Further, he wanted to provide modern education to the Muslims. For educating the Muslim society, Ahmad Khan established an English Medium School at Ghazipur in 1864. Later on he established ‘Vegan Samaj’ for translating English books to impart scientific knowledge to the Muslims. To materialise his dream, he established Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh which developed into Aligarh University in 1890, thus, the Aligarh movement was instrumental in spreading western education among the Muslims and developing religious fundamentalism within them. For achieving that end, he organized a Mohammedan Educational Conference which fostered unity among the Muslims and spread western education among them. Taking chance of it, Theodore Back, the first principal of the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College and his successor Mr. Morrison spread communalism among the educated Muslims. ADVERTISEMENTS: The Aligarh Movement was instrumental in the social, economic and educational progress of the Muslims in India. Due to the predominance of the Hindus in the national awakening, Ahmad Khan launched this movement to safegua...

When we study Pakistani history, one of the most important movements that comes up is the Aligarh movement. But what were its objectives? In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the key aims of the Aligarh movement and how it shook up traditional Muslim society in India. Keep reading to learn more! What was the Aligarh Movement? The Aligarh movement was a social reform movement in India that was launched by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in 1875. The primary goals of the movement were to promote Western education among the Muslim community and to work for the upliftment of Muslims in the country. Sir Syed was a strong advocate of using reason and logic, and he urged Muslims to modernize and adopt scientific thinking. He also urged them to participate in the British education system in order to improve their economic and social status. Role of Aligarh Movement The Aligarh movement played an important role in promoting Muslim education and social reform in India. It also laid the foundation for the formation of the Muslim League, which played a key role in the creation of Pakistan. Aligarh Movement Objectives Aligarh Movement’s objective was two-fold: first, to dispel the misunderstanding prevalent among Muslims about British rule in India, and second, to modernize and educate Muslims so that they could participate fully in the social, political, and economic life of the country. The movement achieved its first objective by convincing Muslims that British rule was not anti-Isla...

Contents • How did Aligarh Movement led to creation of Pakistan? • What did the Aligarh Movement aimed at promoting? • What is the conclusion of Aligarh movement? • Who started the Aligarh movement? • Who first gave the idea of Pakistan? • Why it is called Aligarh movement? • Why did Aligarh movement start? • When did Aligarh movement start? • What was the concept of two nation theory? • What is Khilafat movement? • Who was related to the Aligarh movement? • How many members were in Simla deputation? • Who made Pakistan flag? • What is the full name of Pakistan? • Who conceptualized Pakistan? • Why Sir Syed was given the title of sir? • What was the Aligarh movement 4 mark question? • When did Sir Syed Ahmed Khan go to England? • What were the aims and objectives of the Aligarh movement? • Who was the main spokesman of the partition? • Who opposed the two nation theory? • Related QnA: Advertisements The main objective of the Aligarh movement was to persuade the Muslim community to acquire modern knowledge and the English laguage. In addition it had the following additional objectives: To build trust between the government and the Muslim community. How did Aligarh Movement led to creation of Pakistan? Pakistan Movement started originally as the Aligarh Movement, and as a result, the British Indian Muslims began to develop a secular political identity. Soon thereafter, the All India Muslim League was formed, which perhaps marked the beginning of the Pakistan Movement. What d...

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SAYYID AHMED KHAN AND THE ALIGARH MOVEMENT After 1857 the Muslims in India significantly responded to the cultural thrust of the West. Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan (1817–1898) first grasped the challenge of modernization that British rule had brought to India. His intellectual legacy is abiding, though his political tactics are no longer relevant. Born 17 October 1817 into a prominent family of the later Mughal nobility, Sayyid received a traditional Muslim education, which ended when he was eighteen years old. Subsequently, on his own initiative, he acquired a profound knowledge of Islam. The death of his father and elder brother required him to take a modest job as sarishtadar (recorder) in Delhi's criminal court. In 1841 Sayyid was appointed munsif (subjudge); the last Mughal king, Bahadur Shah II, granted him the ancestral titles of Jawad ad-Daulah and Araf Jang (Supporter of the State and Wise Strategic Thinker). From 1846 to 1854, he remained in Delhi, writing six books on traditional religious themes. In 1847 he published an archaeological survey of Delhi, Athar Al-Sanadid, in recognition of which the Royal Asiatic Society of Britain made him an honorary fellow in 1864. In 1855 Sayyid was transferred to Bijnore, where he witnessed the tragic upheavals of 1857. Sayyid remained loyal to the British government, for which he was rewarded with promotion to the rank of Principal Sadr Amin. However, he had emerged from the ordeal of 1857 as a Muslim nationalist as well. He comple...

During the second half of the 19 th century Muslim history of the Sub-continent, Aligarh Movement is very famous. It was primarily just an educational movement but its other contributions for the Muslims of India cannot be denied. It started with the efforts of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan who was not only its founder but its heart and soul. And the contributions of Aligarh Movement were closely linked with the activities of Sir Syed. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan being the member of the British government in India was aware that the Muslims were termed the prime instigator of the War of Independence 1857. In that situation it would be unwise for the Muslims to play politics. He believed that only with the gaining of the modern western education could the Muslims of India survive the wrath of their English masters. Thus in order to help his fellow Muslims he tried to put their concentration on modern education and for that reason in 1875 at Aligarh he laid the foundations of Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental School that later became a college in 1877. But since the formation of a college was not enough for the Muslims of the whole of the Sub-continent, Sir Syed founded Mohammadan Educational Conference in 1886. Meetings of this conference were held in different cities but in these meetings different issues regarding Muslims were also discussed along with the educational ones. At the start of its career the Aligarh Movement was inclined towards the British government because its intentions were to ke...

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