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Syed Ahmad Khan's Twin Objectives of Educational Reforms in British India: Muslim Advancement and Hindu-Muslim Unity

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dc.contributor.authorMd Yousuf Alien_US
dc.contributor.authorOsman Bakaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T14:35:01Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T14:35:01Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionVolume:26 No: 1en_US
dc.description.abstractThe primary aim of this article is to discuss the twin objectives of Syed Ahmad Khan’s (1817-1898) religious and educational reforms during the British colonial rule, namely Muslim socio-cultural advancement and progress and the realisation of Hindu-Muslim unity. This study shows that Syed Ahmad’s approach to educational reforms was non-sectarian, but his special emphasis on Muslim education was dictated by the social fact that the Muslim community was backward compared to the Hindus and, moreover, they were suppressed by the British colonial rulers. Syed Ahmad is portrayed here as an advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity. His strategic approaches to the realisation of this unity were through education, both formal and informal. Formally, he built schools, colleges and universities that were meant to provide modern education and foster harmonious Hindu-Muslim relations. His informal education platform was civil society organisations in which he collaborated with Hindu leaders to promote intercultural understanding and communal solidarity. He also used his public office as a platform to serve the interests of all Indians. The article concludes with a suggestion on the need to revisit the issue of the significance of Syed Ahmad for both his and our times, particularly in the light of the inter-communal conflicts that ravaged present-day India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMd Yousuf Ali, and Osman Bakar. 2021. “SYED AHMAD KHAN’S TWIN OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATIONAL REFORMS IN BRITISH INDIA: MUSLIM ADVANCEMENT AND HINDU-MUSLIM UNITY”. Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) 26 (1):49-70. https://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/1226.en_US
dc.identifier.epage70
dc.identifier.isbn1394-6870
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.spage49
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/1226
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/1226
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/3301
dc.identifier.volume26
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofAl-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)en_US
dc.subjectHindu-Muslim Unity,en_US
dc.subjectEducation,en_US
dc.subjectNational Unity,en_US
dc.subjectMuhammadan Anglo-Oriental Collegeen_US
dc.subjectSyed Ahmad Khanen_US
dc.titleSyed Ahmad Khan's Twin Objectives of Educational Reforms in British India: Muslim Advancement and Hindu-Muslim Unityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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