Question

Discuss the aims of Aligarh Movement.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Aligarh Movement was the push for the later decades of the 19th century to establish a modern education system for British India's Muslim population. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was the founder of the oriental college and the other educational institutions that emerged from it. He became the Aligarh Movement's leading light.

The aims of the movement were -

- To build trust between the Muslims and the state.

- To convince Muslims to learn the knowledge of modern language and English.

- To hold back people away from politics.

Answer 2

Aims of the Aligarh Movement

• The main objective was to persuade the Muslims to acquire modern knowledge and English.  
• To build trust between the government and the Muslim community.  
• To bring cultural and social reform against the community
• To maintain and promote the political and economic importance of the community.
• Syed Ahmed Khan started the Aligarh movement.  He was deeply concerned with the depressing condition of the community during the British Raj. He asked the people of the community to return to its ideal values and simplicity.
• His greatest remarks of achievement involve the establishment of The Aligarh Muslim University, which interpreted the Quran in the light of modern rationalization and science.