Which among the following movements was/were revivalist in nature? 1. Ahmadiya Movement 2. Deoband Movement 3. Aligarh Movement Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Which among the following movements was/were revivalist in nature? 1. Ahmadiya Movement 2. Deoband Movement 3. Aligarh Movement Select the correct answer using the code given below. Correct Answer 2 only
The correct answer is 2 only.
Important Points
- The Deoband Movement was organized by the orthodox section among the Muslim ulema as a revivalist movement with the twin objectives of propagating pure teachings of the Quran and Hadis among Muslims and keeping alive the spirit of jihad against the foreign ruler.
- Aligarh and Ahmadiya movement was reformist in nature.
- The Aligarh Movement emerged as a liberal, modern trend among the Muslim intelligentsia based in Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh.
- It aimed at spreading modern education among Indian Muslims without weakening their allegiance to Islam.
- Ahmadiya Movement was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed in 1889.
- It was based on Liberal principles.
- It described itself as the standard-bearer of Mohammedan Renaissance, and based itself, like the Brahmo Samaj, on the principles of the universal religion of all humanity, opposing jihad.
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