Question

Choose the correct statement(s) with reference to the Khilafat Movement.

• A. It was mainly directed against the British, demanding revocation of the partition of Bengal.
• B. It was led by Muhamad Ali and Shaukat Ali.
• C. The main demand of the movement was that the Turkish Sultan or Khalifa should retain control of China and India.
• D. It had close association with the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Congress.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

It had close association with the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Congress.

The main demands of the movement were that the Turkish Sultan or Khalifa should retain control of the Muslim sacred places in the former Ottoman Empire; that the Jazirat-ul-Arab (Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Palestine) should remain under Muslim sovereignty; and that the Khalifa should be left with sufficient territory to defend the Islamic faith.

The Khilafat Movement (1919-1920) was a movement of Indian Muslims led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, and The duo were popularly known as Ali brothers.

The Congress supported the movement, and Mahatma Gandhi sought to unite it with the Non-Cooperation Movement. Gandhiji hoped that by unifying non-cooperation with Khilafat, India's two major religious communities, Hindus and Muslims, could end colonial rule collectively. These movements certainly triggered a surge in popular action that was unprecedented in colonial India.