PAK301 Assignment No.

1 2020

Question 1:

How did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan manage to create cordial relations between the
Muslims and the British?
Justify your answer with at least five points. 10 Marks

Solution:

1) To clean the state of tension between the Muslims and the British government.

2) To induce them to get jobs and other facilities under the new government.

3) To create an atmosphere of peace and mutual understanding between the British

government and the Muslims.

4) To persuade Muslims to abstain from agitational politics.

5) Sir Syed published Loyal Mohammedans of India and RisalaAsbab-i-Baghawat-i-Hind that

helped both the nations to rectify their grievance emerged after war of independence 1857.

6) To produce an intellectual class from amongst the Muslim community.

7) To motivate the Muslims to learn Western education.

Question 2:

Why did the Muslims of Subcontinent start a movement to support Urdu in the
18th century? Justify your answer with at least five points. 5 Marks

Solution:

1. Urdu grew as common language of all the Indians regardless of origin or religion but in
1867 the Benarsi Hindus started campaign to replace Urdu by Hindi. Muslims of
Subcontinent start a movement to support Urdu in the 18th century.

2. Because Urdu was thought to be a symbol of Muslim heritage and as the language of the
Muslim intellectual and political class.

3. To gain the objectivestheydeclared numerous organizations, which discouraged Sir Syed

who said to Shakespeare that since now both the nations could not live together.

4. Later the followers of Sir Syed tried their level best to save Urdu language.
MohsinulMulk was the outstanding brave person who organized the Muslims in defence
of Urdu.

5. Hindi-Urdu Controversy was started in 1867. Hindus demanded Hindi to be official

language but Muslims wanted Urdu to be official language. Sir Syed supported Urdu in
this thing.

6. Due to this reason Sir Syed started “Two Nation Theory” telling that Muslims and
Hindus were two separate kinds of people.

7. Muslim politician Sir Syed Ahmed Khan became the most vocal opponent of this change.