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Who was not the leader of Deoband Movement?1. Rashid Ahmad Gangohi and M. Qasim Nanautvi 2. M. Ul. Hasan3. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan4. None of the above.

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

The correct answer is Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.

  • The Islamic Seminary at Deoband was founded in 1867 by two theologians, Muhammad Qasim Nanautvi (1837-80) and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi.
  • The Deoband School of Islamic Theology was a poor man’s school and its teachers and students lived frugal lives.
  • Rashid Ahmad Gangohi advised the Muslim community in India to cooperate with the Congress in its activities.
  • The Deoband School declared in unambiguous terms that the concept of nationality was based upon the unity of all religious groups and did not contravene any Islamic principle.
  • This declaration created a gulf between the Deoband and Aligarh movements.
  • Among the supporters of the Deoband school was Shibli Numani (1857-1914), a profound scholar of Persian and Arabic and a prolific writer in Urdu. 
  • M. Ul. Hasan
    • Movement: Deobandi
    • Books: Understanding the Glorious Qurʼān: Text, Translation, and Commentary: Part 30 with Sūrah Al-Fātiḥah.
    • Teachers: Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Mahmud Deobandi​

  • Aligarh Movement
    • This movement was launched by Syed Ahmad Khan, who was in the judicial service of the Company at the time of the rebellion of 1857 and stood loyal to the Government.
    • After his retirement from service, he appeared in the role of a socio-religious reformer.
    • His articles in Tahzib-al-Akhlaq, which he started in 1870, as well as his other writings, gave evidence of the markedly rationalistic and non-conformist trend of his thoughts.
  • Ahmadiya Movement
    • The Ahmadiya movement was launched by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadiyan (1839-1908) in 1889, who began his work as a defender of Islam against the polemics of the Arya Samaj and the Christian missionaries.
    • In 1889 he claimed to be Masih (messiah) and Mahdi, and later also to be an incarnation of the Hindu god Krishna and Jesus returned to earth.
    • Ghulam Ahmad though called himself a minor prophet, regarded Muhammad as the true and great Prophet whom he followed.
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