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Historical Background of Khilafat Movement
Historical Background of Khilafat Movement
for help and the movement was the result. The movement collapsed by
late 1922 when Turkey gained a more favorable diplomatic position; by
1924 it simply abolished the roles of sultan and Calif. The cause of the
Ottoman monarch evoked religious passion and sympathy amongst
Indian Muslims. Being a Caliph, the Ottoman emperor was nominally
the supreme religious and political leader of all Muslims across the
world.
SUBCONTINENTS REACTION TOWARDS THE DEMOLITION OF
KHILAFAT:
The demolition of the turkish empires send shockwares in the islamic
world along the subcontinent.as calipahte was considered as holy by
the muslims.As famous muslim leader In 1920, a , Maulana Abul Kalam
Azad, published a book called Masla-e-Khilafat (The Issue of Caliphate),
in which he stated: Without the Caliphate, the existence of Islam is
not possible, the Muslims of India with all their effort and power need
to work for this.