| Author: |
Mohamed Abdulla Pasha |
| Publisher: |
Ferozsons |
Description:
To highlight Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's role in the ascent of Muslim conciousness in India, the author traces the course of events from the early eighteenth century to the demise of the Mughal empire and onwards to the rise of Hindu fundamentalism. In order to understand the great transfer of power from the Mughals to the British, the author has included the details of the history of East India Company and the Great Revolt since it was these events that shaped Sir Syed's ideology.
Sir Syed is mostly known for the movement that he started known as the 'Aligarh Movement'. This was a comprehensive, broad based, holistic movement that embraced the personal, family, community, social, religious, economic and political life of the Muslims of India. His main thrust was to provide education for all Muslims and for this he faced three opponents. The first were his own people, the ignorant Muslims, the second were the highly advanced Hindus and the third were the British.
| DesiStore # |
PBH00970 |
| ISBN |
969 0 01253 3 |
| Edition |
First |
| Year |
1998 |
| Pages |
314 |
| Weight (kg) |
0.89 |
| Shipping Weight (lbs) |
2.25 |
| HB/PB |
Hard Back |
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Many claim that he was the first Muslim spokeman for a Muslim land in the Indian subcontinent and perhaps that is why many Indian writers consider him to be a Muslim separatist. Sir Syed's life is a profound study in human nature and presents a rare combination of principle and personality that guided the destiny of the Indian Muslim at the height of the British Raj in India.
This account of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 's life and times is indispensable reading for those who wish to understand the social, religious, economic and political life of the Muslims of India in the nineteenth century.
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
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