Why did gandhiji support the Khilafat movement Class 10

 Why did Gandhiji support the Khilafat movement? Class 10

Why the Khilafat Movement Started and How Gandhi Supported It OR

  Why was the Khilafat Movement started in India?

1. Background of the Khilafat movement 

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   The Khilafat Movement was an important part of India’s freedom struggle in the early 20th century. Let’s break it down clearly

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   Why was the Khilafat Movement started in India?

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   1. Background of the Khilafat Movement :

   • After 1st World War (1914–1918), the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) was defeated by Britain and its allies. When the First World War ended, there were rumours that a harsh peace treaty was going to be imposed on the Ottoman Empire
   • There was a fear that the power of the spiritual head of the Islamic world Khalifa, would be curtailed.
   •   The Sultan of Turkey was also regarded as the Khalifa (Caliph) — the spiritual leader of all Muslims Ummah

1. • When the British and their allies planned to remove the Sultan and divide his empire, Indian Muslims felt deeply hurt, as it affected their religious leader.
   • To defend the Khalifa’s temporal power, a khilafat committee was formed in Bombay in March 1919

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   2. Main Aim of the Movement:

   • To protect the position and powers of the Khalifa (Caliph).
   • To protest against the harsh treatment of Turkey by the British after World War 1st.
   • To unite Muslims in India for a common cause.

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   3. Leaders of the Movement:

   • Maulana Mohammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali
   • Other leaders included Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and … (text is cut in the image)

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   Main Aim of the Movement:

2. • To protect the position and powers of the Khalifa (Caliph).
   • To protest against the harsh treatment of Turkey by the British after World War I.
   • To unite Muslims in India for a common cause.

3. Leaders of the Movement:

   • Maulana Mohammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali (known as the Ali Brothers)
   • Other leaders included Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Hakim Ajmal Khan.

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Why did Mahatma Gandhi support the Khilafat Movement?

1. Unity Between Hindus and Muslims:

   • Gandhi saw the Khilafat issue as a chance to unite Hindus and Muslims against the British.
   • He believed that joint action would make the freedom movement stronger.

2. Common Goal — Against British Rule:

   • Both the Khilafat leaders and Gandhi wanted to oppose British injustice.
   • Gandhi wanted to make the Khilafat Movement part of the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920–22) to fight for India’s independence.

3. Moral Support:

   • Gandhi felt the British had behaved unfairly toward Turkey, so he supported the Muslims’ demand for justice.

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⚖️ Result:

• The Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movements were launched together in 1920.
• They created massive Hindu-Muslim unity for a time.
• However, after Turkey abolished the Caliphate in 1924, the Khilafat Movement ended.
• Despite that, it helped strengthen India’s national movement.

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In short:
➡️ The Khilafat Movement began to protect the Caliph of Turkey.
➡️ Gandhi supported it to unite Hindus and Muslims and strengthen the struggle for Indian independence.

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Q. 7. What was the Khilafat Movement? State its importance.

Ans. The Khilafat Movement was an important incident in the national movement of India. It began after the First World War. The major aim of this movement was to restore the power of the Islamic Sultan, the Khalifa. To support this movement, Ali brothers (Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali) started the Khilafat Movement. Ali brothers also joined the Khilafat Movement and helped to spread this movement in India. But the movement stopped in Turkey, the Indian muslims also end the movement.

Importance of the Khilafat Movement— The Khilafat and Non-cooperation Movement had very important place in the national movement of India. Due to this movement, the Hindu-Muslim unity became strong through which the freedom movement became strong.