Its purpose was to pressure the british government to preserve the authority of the ottoman sultan as caliph of islam following the breakup of the ottoman empire at the end of the war. The noncooperation khilafat movement began in january 1921. Only a few weeks earlier it had suffered a grievous losslokamanya tilak had passed away on 1 august at the age of 64. The first chapter, origins and development of the pakistan movement 1, traces the flow of events, political actors and interactions from the 1857 war of independence and the subsequent role of syed ahmad khan to the demand for pakistan and its ultimate fulfillment under the able. It took shape only at the end of the war, but before turning our attention towards this development we have to consider the situation which had come about in india at. Report khilafat movement please fill this form, we will try to respond as soon as possible. A khalifa committee was formed under the leadership of maulana azad, ajmal khan, and hasrat mohani.
The khilafat movement was a very important event in the political history of india. Khilafat movement khilafat movement after world war i the. Khilafat movement british raj caliphate free 30day. It aimed to rouse public opinion against the harsh treatment accorded to the ottoman empire after world war i and specifically against the treatment of the ottoman sultan and caliph khalifa. The demands of the khilafat committee and the congress were merged and gandhi was asked to lead the movement. Imamat and khilafat, especially the repeated narration of the ugly events of the early muslim period is likely to diminish the religious zeal and fervor of the new generation, which is already passing though a spiritual crisis. During 191922, the british were opposed through two mass movementsthe khilafat and noncooperation. Mahatma gandhi then launched the khilafat movement. In political lexicon khilafat is the name of muslim rule in an islamic state mix of political and religious authority in one figure it started from 632 the rule of hazrat abu bakar ra and ends with khallifa abdul hameed 2nd. The leaders of the khilafat movement were maulana muhammad ali and his brother maulana shaukat ali. The congress met in special session in september 1920 at calcutta. The movement was initially bolstered by gandhis noncooperation movement but fell.
The only way possible for this was coming together of hindus and muslims. Khilafat movement class 10nationalism in india video 4. The movement was initially bolstered by gandhis noncooperation movement but fell apart after the abolition of the caliphate in 1924. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. Ninety four years later, we have a new khalifa claiming the allegiance of sunni muslims. As he was a caliph, he was supreme from the religious aspect and also was a political leader of the sunni muslims all over the world. It was ratified by the congress after the movement had started. Mahatma gandhi felt the need to launch a more broad based movement in india.
Mohammad ali put forward the demands of the khilafat movement in a speech delivered at paris on march 21, 1920 by declaring. Request pdf role of khilafat movement in the uprising of muslims of indian subcontinent presented at international symposium on 100th anniversary of urdu language education in turkey the. Khilafat movement was a religiopolitical movement launched by the muslims of the british india for the retention of the ottoman caliphate or khilafat eusmania and for not letting for the muslim holy places go under the control of the nonmuslims. Reasons for the failure of the khilafat movement following factors can be attributed towards the failure of the movement. Download pdf thekhilafatmovementinindia free online. The khilafat movement, launched by gandhiji, occupies a vital place in indias history. History notes indian national movement in hindi pdf. In this atmosphere emerged the khilafat issue around which developed the historic noncooperation movement. In the year 1919 the indian national congress decided to support the muslim on the khilafat issue, and authorized gandhi to chalk out a road map.
Role of khilafat movement in the uprising of muslims of. The khilafat movement 19191924 was a panislamic, political protest campaign launched by muslims in british india to influence the british government and to protect the ottoman empire during the aftermath of world war i. Though the two movements emerged from separate issues, they adopted a common programme of actionthat of nonviolent non cooperation. Khilafat movement international encyclopedia of the first world war. The khilafat movement came to an end when thousands of indians were put behind the bar. This unity reached its climax during the khilafat and the noncooperation movements. A historical perspective find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
The khilafat movement, also known as the indian muslim movementand gurjars are the king of india 191924, was a panislamist political protest campaign launched by muslims of british india led by shaukat ali, mohammad ali jauhar, hakim ajmal khan, and abul kalam azad to restore the caliph of the ottoman caliphate, who was considered the leader of sunni muslims, as an effective political. During the world wari, turkey helped germany to war against british. This indeed was the watershed moment when the dream of hindus and muslims living together in an independent india was irreversibly shattered. One way of doing this, he felt, was to take up the khilafat issue. The muslims of india had a great regard for the khilafat caliphate which was. Nov 02, 2017 class 10nationalism in india khilafat issue video 4. Gandhian philosophy emphasized the strategy of satyagraha and ahimsa in fighting against the british.
Introduction the khilafat movement was a religiopolitical movement launched by the muslims of british india for the retention of the ottoman caliphate and for not handing over the control of muslim holy places to nonmuslims. The khilafat movement was a collective resistance against the british but however with turkey gaining more importance the movement collapsed in 1922. To begin with, the khilafat movement in itself was a naive approach on muslims behalf. The movement was an expression of indian muslims sentimental attachment to ottoman caliphate, which they viewed as the last vestige of islamic unity and power.
Jan 31, 2011 the khilafat movement 19191924 was a panislamic, political campaign launched by muslims in british india to influence the british government and to protect the ottoman empire during the aftermath of world war i. The aims and objects of khilafat movement history discussion. Gandhijis struggle was a movement to prevent the british from abolishing the khilafat or transferring its headquarters from istanbul where it had been during the. The khilafat movement was against dismemberment of turkey. The khilafat movement was the first ripple in the stagnant ocean. Khilafat movement 19191924 importance pdf download. Pdf stalwarts of the khilafat movement in nwfp researchgate.
While seemingly panislamic, the movement was primarily a means of. With the noncooperation movement, nationalist sentiments reached every nook and corner of the country and politicised every strata of population. The khilafat movement added much to the economic miseries of the muslims who resigned their jobs. Pdf on jan 1, 2005, abdul rauf and others published stalwarts of the khilafat movement in nwfp find, read and cite all the. It was at this juncture that jamaluddin afghani 183897 propagated the idea of panislamism. The khilafat movement immensely strengthened the twonation theory which became the basis of establishment of pakistan.
Khilafat movement and its importance background of khilafat movement. The khilafat movement 19191924 was a pan islamic political campaign launched by muslims in british india to influence thebritish government and to protect the ottomen empire during the aftermathof world war i the position of caliph after thearmistice of mudros of october 1918 with the military occupation of istanbul and treaty of versailes 1919 fell into a disambiguation along with. The central khilafat committee started a fund to help the nationalist movement in turkey and to organise the khilafat movement at home. One of the main reasons which caused a death blow to khilafat movement was the indirect announcement of gandhi to discontinue the non cooperation movement. Khilafat committee, was founded at a meeting held in bombay on 14 november 1919 with seth chotani as its president. The khilafat movement in india, 19191924 soas research.
Its purpose was to pressure the british government to preserve the authority of the ottoman sultan as caliph of islam. The following excerpt from sheela reddys new book gives a glimpse into the dynamics of the relationship shared by mr and mrs jinnah. All of them responded to the call of swaraj, but the term meant different things to different people. I was reading in a certain book that during the khilafat movement in 1920 a call was made by different muslim scholars to migrate to afghanistan. The khilafat movement 1919 20 was essentially a movement to express muslim support for the caliph of turkey against the allied powers particularly britain. Oct 30, 2014 khilafat movement by zubda ahmad introduction the khilafat movement was a religiopolitical movement launched by the muslims of india for the retention of the ottoman caliphate and for not handing over the control of muslim holy places to nonmuslims. The khilafat committee launched a noncooperation movement on 31 august 1920.
Ncm is the only movement where muslim people participated in large scale. Khilafat movement, khijrat call to afghanistan, maulana azad. Khilafat and noncooperation movement in india against british. Ottoman was over thrown by the pro western secular republic and severed ties with indian muslims. In the preceding chapter we noted, as early as the first months of 1915, something in the nature of a khilafat movement, but without any organization to give it a definite form. The campaign of the khilafat movement and the ali brothers close collaboration with gandhi are well acknowledged in the pages of history. What was the importance of the khilafat movement answers. Ch 3 nationalism in india class 10th notes history social science introduction modern nationalism was associated with the formation of nationstates.
Khilafat movement international encyclopedia of the. Khilafat movement after world war i, the ottoman empire faced dismemberment. Khilafat movement and noncooperation movement mohandas karamchand gandhi took control of the national movement in 1919. The jinnahs, gandhi and khilafat outlook india magazine. Every little important detail about the khilafat movement and noncooperation movement explained by roman saini. Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject history asia, university of peshawar pakistan study centre, course. Pdf on jul 1, 1999, abdul rauf and others published khilafat movement in n. Khilafat movement and noncooperation movement by roman. Khilafat movement, panislamic force in india that arose in 1919 in an effort to salvage the ottoman caliph as a symbol of unity among muslims in india during the. The moplah rebellion in kerala is a result of the khilafat movement. In the process, it also tells us of how the politics of the. In order to organize a mass movement and launch an opinionforming campaign, a committee was formed on nov.
Download pdf right click and save as target or continue reading online. Maulana muhammad ali was chosen to lead the muslim delegation that traveled to england in 1919 to represent muslim interests to the british, and the ali brothers pioneered the khilafat manifesto, which they presented on march 17, 1920, to british prime minister lloyd george. The british attempt at clipping the power of the sultan of turkey and fragmentation of his territory after the world war i aroused publics are against british in india. The movement began in 1919 and, under the leadership of the ali brothers, muhammad ali 18781931 and shaukat ali 18731938, assumed a mainly political character in.
Watch video on khilafat and non cooperation movement for cbse class 10 history chapter 3 nationalism in india. Khilafat movement international encyclopedia of the first. Khilafat movement, panislamic force in india that arose in 1919 in an effort to salvage the ottoman caliph as a symbol of unity among muslims in india during the period of british rule. Khilafat movement and the province of sindh 53 of islamic independence was steadily narrowing. The khilafat movement 19191924 was an agitation on the part of some indian muslims, allied with the indian nationalist movement, during the years following world war i. This pdf is not related to mynotesadda and if you have any objection over this pdf, you can mail us at email protected tags. Moplah revolt in august 1921 hindu muslim relations changed chora chori incident in february 1922 gandhi called off the movement. All these and many other reasons led to the failure of khilafat. The khilafat movement also introduced the relig ious idiom into the politics of. It is also well known that after the collapse of the khilafat noncooperation movement, the relationship between them became strenuous, and the ali brothers moved away from gandhi. Khilafat movement 19191924 was a significant islamic movement in india during the british rule. Under the leadership of the ali brothers, maulana muhammad ali and maulanshaukat ali, the muslims of south asia launched the historic khilafat movement to try and save it. In the past such a discussion might have produced the desired results and diverted. Read this article to learn about the khilafat and noncooperation movement in india against british.
An extremely important topic in modern indian history. Khilafat movement 19191924 the lucknow pact showed that it was possible for middleclass, englisheducated muslims and hindus to arrive at an amicable settlement on hindumuslim constitutional and political problems. The khilafat committee started the noncooperation movement on 31 august 1920. But he was certain that no such movement could be organized without bringing the hindus and muslims closer together. This book is an interesting study of the khilafat caliphate movement in early twentieth century india. In india like many other colonies, the growth of modern nationalism is connected to the anticolonial movement. The khilaft movement and noncooperation movement in india was one of the most prominent and widespread in the indian independence struggle.
With this, the third and significant phase of indian nationalism began and which continued till independence. Khilafat day was observed the second time on the 19 th of march, 1920. The term was not corned by gandhi for which we need to go back to the partition of bengal in 1905. The khilafat movement was led primarily by the muslim leaders, but later accelerated by mahatma gandhis noncooperation movement. Dec 14, 2017 so, the leaders of khilafat movement, that is, the ali brothers joined hands with inc indian national congress for the noncooperation movement which was going to start. Later, local and regional khilafat committees were also founded all over the country. Its members were more concerned with the fate of the khalifa than were the western powers and the people of turkey. The khilafat movement, also known as the indian muslim movement 191924, was a panislamist political protest campaign launched by muslims of british india led by shaukat ali, mohammad ali jauhar, hakim ajmal khan, and abul kalam azad to restore the caliph of the ottoman caliphate, who was considered the leader of sunni muslims, as an effective political authority. Khilafat movement was supported by the congress and launch the movement with muslim supporters as noncooperation movement ncm against british. Net net khilafat was the reason for the noncooperation movement. The khilafat movement download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The khilafat movement 19191924 was an agitation by indian muslims allied with indian nationalism in the years following world war i.
The khilafat movement aimed at presenting the ottoman empire and the continuity of the temporal power of khalifa to protect muslim lands without any mandate. This was an attempt by the indian muslim community to unite together in support of the turkish empire ruled by the khalifa, which was attacked by european powers. It was strong in british india where it formed a rallying point for some indian muslims as one of many antibritish indian political movements. Gandhi lost all faith in the british sense of justice and liberalism and decided to lauch a noncooperation movement. The khilafat movement, also known as the indian muslim movement 191924, was a. Between 1919 and 1924, the khilafat movement in britishcontrolled india was a political protest movement. Nationalism is generally acknowledged to be one of the great driving forces perhaps even the most powerful of them in modern history. It was panislamic and aimed to protect the ottoman empire and also remove the british. The congress and the hindus supported it because it served their own objectives. So, the leaders of khilafat movement, that is, the ali brothers joined hands with inc indian national congress for the noncooperation movement which was going to start.
Indian national movement 1857 to 1947 in hindi, all andolan in india in hindi, history of india and indian national movement in hindi pdf free download, national movement meaning in hindi, indian national movement meaning in hindi, indian national movement pdf. Indian muslim history was the clergy ever accorded such a place in political life. The khilafat movement was launched by muslims in british india in 1920 to defend the ottoman caliphate at the end of the first world war and it spread throughout the british colonial territories. Class10 history the khilafat and non cooperation movement.
An attempt was made towards inaugurating a panislamic movement i. The names of other prophetsas and messengers are followed by the symbol as, an abbreviation for. Khilafat and non cooperation movement class 10 history. May 26, 2015 khilafat movement by gail minault the khilafat movement was an agitation by indian muslims, allied with indian nationalists, to pressure the british government to preserve the authority of the ottoman sultan as caliph of islam after world war i. The leaders in spite of their best efforts could not maintain the hindumuslim unity. The noncooperation movement is referred to briefly since it has its origin in the khilafat movement. Introduction the khilafat movement was a religiopolitical movement launched by the muslims of india for the retention of the ottoman caliphate and for not handing over the control of. Religious symbolism and political mobilization in india issue 16 of studies in oriental culture, issn 00818321. Evaluation of khilafat noncooperation movement movement brought the urban muslims into the national movement, but at the same time it communalised the national politics, to an extent. Another point is that every student of a subject of indian history who conducts his study and research in europe accepts, by that very fact, certain limitations, as he. From the year 1876 to 1909, abdul hamid ii was the emperor of the ottoman empire. After the widespread of satyagraha movement, it was still limited to cities and towns. Various social groups participated in this movement, each with its own specific aspiration.
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