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What is the short note of Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan ? |
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Answer» Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan was the first Muslim social reformer. He was born in an Umrao family of the Mughal dynasty. He joined the East India Company and remained faithful to the company during the revolt of 1857 C.E. He went to England in 1869 C.E. and was greatly influenced by western broad-mindedness. He advocated the idea of English education as a means to reform the Muslim community of its orthodox attitude. He started a magazine named ‘Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq’ in 1870 C.E. and established Aligarh Muslim College in 1875 C.E. (Known as Aligarh Muslim University today). He opposed the veil system (burkha pratha), child marriages and supported widow remarriage. This college later became famous as the ‘Aligadh Muslim University.’ |
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