Khilafat Movement
Khilafat Movement
Section titled “Khilafat Movement”2020-04-27 15:18:55
- August 31,1920 Khilafat Committee started a campaign of non-cooperation and the NCM was formally launched
- September ==1920 at a special session in Calcutta== Congress approved a non-cooperation programme till the Punjab and Khilafat wrongs were removed and swaraj was established
- Movt was led by Shaukat Ali, but the President of the Committee was Gandhiji
- Opportunity to unite H + M
- New M leadership away from loyalists and was was nonelitist
- Muslim self-affirmation + IN nationalism were similar goals for both communities
- Other reasons were
- Muslim univ campaign for making it affiliating body rejected
- Part of Bengal annulled
- Ulama emerged as new political force Darul Uloom, Firangi Mahal
- Anti-Cong, pro Gov stance changed
- Demands
- Khalifa retain control Muslim holy places
- Left w/ pre-war territories
- Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Palestine must not under non-Muslim sovreignty
Gail Minault : K issue used as symbol, leaders not had political realities of middle east
- 2 trends
- Moderate - Bombay merchants
- Radical - Shaukat and Muhammad Ali, Maulana Azad
- “M.K Gandhi made a gross mistake in championing the Khilafat cause, an extra-territorial issue which cut at the very roots of Indian nationality.” Critically examine. [2014, 10m]