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    Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was a 19th century Indian scholar and reformer who founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, now the Aligarh Muslim University. He advocated for Western-style scientific education and improved relations between British rulers and Indian Muslims. Some of his key efforts included establishing scientific societies, publishing journals, and opening schools that taught both Western and Islamic subjects. He is regarded as playing a major role in the Muslim renaissance in India and the development of the two-nation theory.

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    Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was a 19th century Indian scholar and reformer who founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, now the Aligarh Muslim University. He advocated for Western-style scientific education and improved relations between British rulers and Indian Muslims. Some of his key efforts included establishing scientific societies, publishing journals, and opening schools that taught both Western and Islamic subjects. He is regarded as playing a major role in the Muslim renaissance in India and the development of the two-nation theory.

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    SIR SYED AHMED KHAN

    ● Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was born in Delhi on 17th October 1817 to a wealthy, reputed
    and prominent family
    ● By the age of 18, he was skilled in Arabic, Persian, Mathematics and medicine
    ● In 1838 he started his employment and soon raised his position to become a judge in
    Delhi in 1846
    ● Same year he wrote his famous book Ather-al-sanadeed, it was on archaeology
    ● Later he was transferred to Bijnor where during the war of independence he saved the
    life of many women and children.
    ● Refused the reward often estate from the British
    ● He was against armed uprising slash revolt
    ● Become the Chief Justice in Muradabad
    ● In 1864 he transferred to Aligarh and worked to establish the college.
    ● In 1876 he retired and devoted himself to improving the position of Muslims in the
    subcontinent.
    ● Aligrah became the center of Muslim renaissnace.
    ● He died on 27th March 1898.
    WORKS
    Improving relations between British and Muslim:
    i. Convincing the British:
    1. He wrote ‘The Loyal Mohammadens of India’, a detailed account of loyal services
    which Muslims had given to the British.
    2. He wrote ‘Essay on the Causes of the Indian Revolt. In this, he pointed out the main
    reasons for the War. He also listed measures taken by the British which created
    resentment among the Muslim community.
    3. Cleared the meaning of Nadarath (word used by Muslims for British, which the
    British took as an insult.) Nadarath is Arabic word that means helper.
    ii. Convincing the Muslims:
    1. He wrote Tabayin-ul-kalam, in which he pointed out similarities between Islam and
    Christianity.
    2. Established British India Association to increase cooperation between two
    communities.
    Encouraging the growth of western education:
    1. Western education was important to gain employment and to make progress in
    society.
    2. He emphasized that an understanding of modern scientific beliefs helped reveal the
    full Majesty of God.
    3. Set up an Urdu Journal Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq to spread his views on the importance of
    modern education.
    4. Founded the Scientific Society, its main purpose was to make scientific writings
    available to a wider market by translating them from English, Persian or Arabic into
    Urdu.
    5. 1866, began issuing a Journal called the Aligarh Institute Gazette
    6. Opened schools in Muradabad (1859) and in Ghazipore (1864)
    7. Traveled to England to study the University system there.
    8. 1875, raised funds and opened Mohammadan Anglo Oriental school in Aligarh which
    later became Mohammadan Anglo Oriental college. It offered western, Indian and
    Islamic education.
    9. 1886, set up the Mohammadan Educational Conference, to raise educational standard
    among Muslims.
    10. In 1920 the college became the University of Aligarh.
    Increasing political awareness:
    1. Emphasized on the need for cooperation with the British.
    2. Emphasized on the need for cooperation with the Hindus.
    3. Two Nation Theory: Hindus and Muslims were different enough to be considered as
    two separate groups within the subcontinent. However, he encouraged that the two
    communities should work together.
    4. An organization called United Patriotic Alliance which later became Mohammaden
    Defense Alliance was set up, to counter the growth of Congress which has started to
    become a predominantly a Hindu political party.
    5. Hindi-Urdu controversy: Urdu had a special place in the hearts of Muslim
    community. In 1865 the Hindus demanded that Hindi should be made the next official
    language in place of Urdu. It became the cause of concern for him and he opposed it.
    IMPORTANCE:
    1. Tirelessly worked to restore relations between the British and the Muslims
    2. Played a major role in bringing Muslim revival through the Aligarh Movement.
    Muslim came to value education as a means of self-improvement and better
    employment
    3. Developed Two Nation Theory.
    4. He is also called the Father of The Pakistan movement.

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