Who led the Aligarh Movement to modernise education for Muslims in India?
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Correct answer: A
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The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Syed Ahmed Khan.
- Syed Ahmed Khan led the Aligarh Movement to modernise education for Muslims in India.
- During the Aligarh Movement, Muslims in India were facing social and economic decline, lagging in education, limited employment opportunities, and widespread discrimination.
- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan believed this backwardness was largely due to an outdated education system that did not meet the needs of Indian Muslims.
- He promoted the idea of the essential unity of religions and advocated “practical morality” as a guiding principle for social conduct.
- Sir Syed emphasized shared interests between Hindus and Muslims while prioritizing education and employment for the Muslim community.
- He believed that political involvement at that time could be harmful to the progress of Muslims.
- His progressive social ideas were disseminated through his magazine Tahdhib-ul-Akhlaq (Improvement of Manners and Morals).