Question

explain the issue behind the khilafat movement

Answer 1

The Khilafat movement (1919–22) was a  pan-Islamic, political protest campaign launched by Muslims of India to influence the British government not to abolish the Ottoman Caliphate.

The movement collapsed by late 1922 when Turkey gained a more favourable diplomatic position and moved toward secularism. By 1924 Turkey simply abolished the roles of the Sultan and Caliph.

Answer 2

Answer:

(1) The First World War had ended with the defeat of Ottoman Turkey.

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

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

(4) After the Rowlatt Act, Mahatma Gandhi felt the need to launch a wide-spread movement in India.

(5) To bring the Hindus and Muslims closer, he felt, to take the Khilafat issue.

(6) Muslim leaders Muhammad Ali and Shauna Ali, began discussing with Gandhi the possibilities of a united mass action on the issue.

(7) Later at Calcutta Session in September 1920, Gandhi convinced the leaders in Congress, to start a Non-Cooperation Movement in support of Khilafat.