ppt of khilafat movement (1919-1924) by Sara IB

1. Khilafat
movement
(1919-1924)
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2.  INTRODUCTION
 REASONS FOR THE RISE OF THE KHILAFAT MOVEMENT
 THE KHILAFAT COMMITTEE
 OBJECTIVES
 1
st
khilafat conference
 2
ND
khilafat conference
 KHILAFAT DELIGATION
 FAILURE OF THE KHILAFAT MOVEMENT
 Effects of khilafat movement
 Adverse side of khilafat movement
 CONCLUSION
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Table of content
 Khilafat
movement

3. INTRODUCTION
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 After the first world war in 1918, British and it’s
allied powers decided to divide turkey among
themselves.
 Turkey supported Germany in the first world war
but Germany lost the war so that turkey had to face
the music.
 British and its allies also resolved to dissolve the
designation of the khilafat . And the designation of
khilafat always remained holy and sacred in the
Muslim history.

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 Khalifa is considered the vicegerent of Allah on the
earth. Therefore, the Muslims became infuriated on
this unholy act of British government.
 Maulana Muhammed Ali Johar and Maulana Shaukat
Ali Johar along with Muslim leaders started a
movement called the khilafat movement.

5. REASONS FOR THE RISE OF THE
KHILAFAT MOVEMENT
1. After the Turkish side lost , Britain captured the
ottoman empire including Makkah and Madinah. to
protect these places the movement was launched .
2. The caliph of turkey was dethroned .
3. The British wanted to end the ottoman empire and
force turkey to be treated like a normal country .
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4. The British forgot their promise to treat
turkey better.
5. The Muslims of India were grieve stricken
because turkey was the last great power left
to them.
6. They believed , if Britain destroyed turkey
then Muslims will become like Jews, people
without a country of their own.

7. THE KHILAFAT COMMITTEE
 In 1919, the khilafat committee was established to launched
the khilafat movement .
 Maulana Shaukat Ali was decided as the general secretary of
the khilafat movement .
 The national congress also gave their support to the
movement.
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8. OBJECTIVES
 To protect the holy places of Muslims.
 To defend the caliph.
 To protect the ottoman empire.
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9. 1st khilafat conference
 The first khilafat movement was held on
November 1919 at Delhi .
 Gandhi also attended the khilafat conference .
 A resolution was passed that demanded
Muslims of India to adopt the non cooperation
policy to fulfill their religious duty.
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10. 2ND khilafat conference
 The second khilafat movement was held on December 1919 at
Amritsar.
 National congress and the Muslim league also attended the
second conference.
 It was decided that all three of them must work together to
oppose the plans of the British to the end the ottoman empire.
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11. KHILAFAT DELIGATION
 In 1919, under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Johar, the
khilafat delegation left for England to discuss their concerns
with Lloyd George, the prime minister .
 However the Lloyd George refused any arguments regarding
the caliph and ottoman empire and the moment failed
without achieving it’s goal.
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12. FAILURE OF THE KHILAFAT
MOVEMENT
 The demands and the arguments made by
the khilafat delegation were rejected.
 Under British policy of repression, around
30,000 supporters were arrested .
 The Ali brothers, Maulana Muhammed Ali
and maulana Shaukat Ali were arrested .
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 After the incident of Chauri Chaura , Gandhi also
withdrew his support from the khilafat Movement .
 In 1924, under the leadership of Mustafa Kamal
Turks announced the end of the khilafat, it came as
a blow to the Indian Muslims.

14. Effects of khilafat movement
 It trained Muslims for political action and agitation .
 It united the extremists on one platform.
 They learned that Hindus can never be friends of Muslims.
their differences are too deep-rooted to weed out.
 The Muslims got acquainted of their political power.
 It made Muslims politically conscious.
 It destroyed the myth of Muslim loyalty to the British.
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15. Adverse side of khilafat
movement
 Muslims became more interested in national affairs then
international one.
 Hijra moment cost millions of rupees and millions of families.
 Muslim emotionalism gave nothing to them. khilafat was
abolished not by British but by Turks themselves.
 Religious leaders for the time being vanished from political
arena.
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16. CONCLUSION
Every movement against the British rule left it’s good as well as bad
effects on the people .after the Khilafat Movement Muslims of the
sub-continent became united, strong and conscious about their
separate identity which led them towards final destination . This
was the real credit which Muslims derived from Khilafat
Movement.
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17. THANK YOU
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