PAKISTAN STUDIES

ASSIGNMENT

TOPIC: SIR SYED AHMED KHAN

MADE BY: Muhammad Muneeb

Enrollment No. 01-161152-065

Submitted to : Sir. Mujahid

Date : 05-10-2015
Sir Syed Ahmad
Khan (1817-1898):-
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was born on Oct 17, 1817
in Delhi, belonged to a  family which held
prominent positions in the reign of Mughal
emperors and he, himself, was bestowed
with the title of Jawa’d-ul-Daula and
Arif-e-Jang by Bahadur Shah Zafar II.
But he soon realized the crumbling
position of the Mughals and their
deviancy from religion, and hence kept
at distance from them.He initiated his
practical career by joining East India
Company in 1937 as serestadar, managing court affairs and record-
keeping. Sir Syed himself remained active in politics, yet he advised
Muslims to keep away from it. uring the Indian Rebellion of 1857, he
remained loyal to the British Empire and was noted for his actions in
saving European lives.[6] After the rebellion, he penned the booklet The
Causes of the Indian Mutiny – a daring critique, at the time, of British
policies that he blamed for causing the revolt. Believing that the future
of Muslims was threatened by the rigidity of their orthodox outlook, Sir
Syed began promoting Western–style scientific education by founding
modern schools and journals and organising Muslim entrepreneurs.
Towards this goal, Sir Syed founded the famous Aligarh Muslim
University (AMU)(earlier known as Anglo- Muhammadan Oriental
College) in 1875 with the aim of promoting social, scientific, and
economic development of Indian Muslims.He knew the educational
backwardness of Muslims and their unawareness of political current. He
also urged upon Muslims to remain at distance from Congress, because
in his justified opinion, it was a party that was solely devoted to the
cause of Hindus and detrimental to Muslims and their ideologies. This
paved way for the establishment of Muslims League later in 1906.
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Educational Services:
 In 1863, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established a scientific
society. Its main purpose was to translate the English
literature into Urdu language as language was the major
barrier in front of Muslims to gain modern western
knowledge. Thus this initiative proved to be very
fruitful after wards.
 During his stay at Aligarh, he issued “Aligarh Institute
Gazette” (a weekly gazette)
 In 1869, Sir Syed wrote Khutbat-e-Ahmedya a strong
and logical reply to Sir  William Mir’s book “Life of
Muhammad”
 In 1870 , he issued his well known magazine “tehzib-ul-
Ikhlaq” in order to teach Muslims moral and ethical
values and to point out their short comings and social
evils.
 Sir Syed also wrote a community on Holy Quran in
which he interpreted Islam on the basis of science and
logic.
 MAO College established by Sir Syed was a residential
institute and it played an important part in impacting
modern education to Muslims. Many of the renowned
Western Scholars taught in this college. This is the
college that was upgraded into a university.
 In 1886, Sir Syed founded the Muhammadan Eucational
Conference. This Conference held its meeting in
different areas to discuss and find solution for the
educational problems faced by Muslims of India.