Pakistan Affairs · Muslim rule, British rule and 1857. The idea in plain words, the rules to remember, the mistake to avoid and a worked example, written and checked by Mega Lecture.
As Muslim power declined, several movements tried to revive the community, each by a different method. Learn each one by its leader, place and aim.
Two were about religious practice and resistance: the Faraizi movement in Bengal and the armed Tehrik-e-Mujahideen in the north-west. Three were about education after 1857: Aligarh chose modern Western learning, Deoband chose traditional Islamic sciences without state support, and Nadwa at Lucknow tried to combine the two.
Two events then pushed Muslims towards separate politics. The Urdu-Hindi controversy from 1867 convinced Sir Syed that the two communities were drifting apart. The Simla Deputation of 1906 asked the Viceroy for separate electorates.
Students swap the aims of Aligarh and Deoband. Aligarh stood for modern Western education and cooperation with the British; Deoband stood for traditional Islamic learning, independent of government money.
Answer: The Deoband movement.
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