3. Biography
Name Sayed Ahmad Khan
Born 17 Oct 1817 Dehli
Father Mir Muttaqi
Mother Aziz-un-Nisa
Maternal Grand Father Khawaja Farid-ud-Din
Khawaja Farid-ud-din had twice served as prime
Minister
Of Mogul Emperor and held trustwortly position under
the
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4. Education
> He got his primary education from his maternal grandfather,
which include,study of Holy Quran , Arabic and Persian
literature
Later he Also acquired excellence in History, mathematics
And medicine.but he did not complete the medicine course.
He had also been introduced to some of Indian most able
writers and had developed a love for literature.
Financial difficulties put an end to sir sayed formal
education.
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5. Employment
In 1840 he joined East India Company as Record
keeper (Naib Muhshi), he rose to the position of chief
Assessment Official (chief judge in some reference).
May 10, 1857, sir sayed was serving as the chief
assessment Officer at the court in Bijnor, he saved
the lives of British women and children at risk of his
life.
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7. Educational Services
Educational Institutes
i. Muradabbad School 1858.
ii. Establisment of scientific society in 1863.
iii. Victoria School Ghazifur 1864.
iv. Aligarh Institues Gazette.
v. Mao High School in 1875 which was later
became MAO college.
vi. Aligharh Muslim University(AMU)in 1920.
vii. Organized the Mohammadan Education
conference.
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8. Political Influence
I. Advice To student
sir sayed advice to Muslim in the political field is also important. He believed
that under the European system or democratic government the muslim of
india would always be the mercy of Hindu majority. He suggested separate
electorate for muslims. He advised the Muslims not to join congress.
II. Urdu-Hindi controversy:
In 1867, Hindus demanded that Hindi should be made on official language
of india in place of urdu. They started an agitation. The hindus were
against the urdu because it was the language of muslims. Sir sayed
convinced that the Hindus would never be friend with the Muslims. Due to
his reason sir sayed started “Two nation theory”.
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9. Journey to England
In 1868, he went to England and visited
educational institutes. The university of
Cambridge impressed him the most.
This visit provided him an opportunity to
think over and give a final shape to his
plan to establish institutions in india.
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10. Honors
Worked Member of Governor General lagislative
council (1878-1883)
Was appointed as Member of public Service
commission In 1887.
The Government of that time centered the title of
SIR on him.
Was made a king Commander of the Star of India.
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11. Alighar movement?
The Aligharh Movement was founded by Sir sayed
Ahmad Khan, the greatest Muslim educationist of the
19th century.
The Services which sir sayed Ahmad Khan rendered for the
Muslims are Known as the Alighar Movement in the history
of India.
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12. Alighar
movement?
Alighar movement was aimed at apprising the British
that Muslims are not only responsible for the war and
therefore undue wrath should not be inflicted to them
To persuade the Muslims to get modern education and
exhibit moderate out look in every sphere of life.
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13. Causes of Alighar
Movement
after the war of independence of 1857 the British
did not trust on Muslims, according to them British
thought Muslims were only cause of war of indepen-
dence. As a result they adopted policy of oppression
and repression towards Muslims.
Suffering of Muslims Doubled when Muslims refused
to send their children to Missionary/European and
government School because they hated English
lanuage.
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14. Aligharh Movement
Objectives
i. To creat an atmosphere of mutual understanding
between the british and Government and
Muslims.
ii. To persuade Muslims to learn English Education
iii. to persuade Muslims to abstain from politics of
agitation.
iv. To produce an intellectual class from among the
Muslim community.
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15. Works
(Alighar movement)
farsi Maddarsa Muradabad (1859)
Victoria School Ghazipur (1864)
Establishment of scientific society
Alighar institute Gazzette
Tehzib-ul-ikhlaq(Mgazine)
(MAO) muhammadan Anglo Oriental college Alighar (8 jan..
1877)
Muhammadan educational conference (1886)
Alighar Muslim university(his dream came into being in
1920 after of his death.)
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16. Conclusion of Alighar
Movement
Sir sayed Ahmad Alighar movement played a significance
role in bringing about an intellectual revolution among the
Indian Muslims, thus he succeeded in achieving his objective
which were Educational progress and social Reform.
His effort earned Sir syed the title “prophet of education”
Education is actual base of pakistan.
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