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Explain the issue behind the khalifat movement .

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Answered by vipulraj615gmailcom
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(i) The First World War ended with the defeat of Ottoman Turkey.

(ii) There were rumours that a harsh peace treaty was going to be imposed on the Ottoman emperor-the spiritual head of the Islamic world-the Khalifa.

(iii) To defend the Khalifa's temporal powers, a Khilafat Committee was formed in Bombay in March 1919.

(iv) A young generation of Muslim leaders like the brothers, Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, began discussing with Mahatma Gandhi about the possibility of a united mass action on the issue.

(v) Gandhiji saw this as an opportunity to bring Muslims under the umbrella of a unified movement called 'Khilafat and Non-cooperation Movement'.

Answered by anugopal777
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Khilafat movement (1919)
. Started by the Ali brothers Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali.
. it was formed in Bombay in March 1919
. it was started to show their allegience to spiritual head of the ottoman empire khalifa.
. To save khalifa who was deposed by the british after the world war first, a khifat commity was formed in india
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