PAK STUDIES CHAPTER 4 7 Mark Questions Q1. Why did Sir Syed found Aligarh Movement? Sir Syed founded the Aligarh Movement due to many reasons. Firstly, he wanted to improve the relations between the British and Muslims by removing British doubts about Muslim loyalty and Muslim doubts about British intentions . Since the War of Independence in 1857, the British had placed all the blame on Muslims and hence Muslims were considered to be unhelpful and rebellious. They were denied opportunities in the armed forces and the British withdrew funding from Muslim schools. The Muslims, not the other hand, hand considered the British as foreign invaders who were here to impose western ideas. This had created a distance between the two which was having a negative impact not the social position of Muslims. Secondly, he also wanted to improve the social and economic position of Muslims by getting them to receive western education and take up posts in the civil service and arm...
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