Muhammad Rizwan

Roll No # 5
Subject: Ali Garh Movement
Semester: 2nd
Submitted to: Dr Zahida Suleman
Topic: Review of Rasal Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind

Preface
This intuitive review of book Causes for Indian Mutiny introduces
an explanation of the root causes along with a brief yet concise
overview of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s finding and perspective on the
aftermath of war of independence in contemporary times. It also
gives cutting edge analysis failure of British Government to
understand the culture and religion of Indians. This handbook also
critically reflects on the strengths and weaknesses British Raj
Systems which led to mutiny along with the dual role of Hindu
community to marginalize Muslims of that time. Rasal Asbab-e-
Baghawat-e-Hind focuses on the major and original causes along
with a straight negation of common and prevailing notions of causes
for war of independence, 1857.

Key Words: Mutiny, British Raj, Sub-Continent’s Culture, Dual face of

Hindus, Revolt, Uprising Non-Inclusive Government, Secondar Orphan
Asylum
 Review
Syed Ahmad Khan was filling in as Sadr Amin in Bijnor when the
Revolt broke out in Delhi on May 10, 1857. The occasions of 1857,
straightforwardly or in a roundabout way, not just shook the actual
establishments of British principle, eventually bringing about a free
India, yet in addition broke the solidarity among Muslims and Hindus,
and specifically the mentality of Syed Ahmad Khan. During the Indian
Rebellion of 1857, he stayed faithful to the British Empire and was
noted for saving a few European lives. After the Revolt, he wrote the
book The Causes of the Indian Mutiny – a challenging study, at that
point, of British approaches that he faulted for causing the uprising. The
occasions of the Revolt have been depicted exhaustively by Syed
Ahmad Khan in his "Asbab-e-Baghawat-e Hind or The Causes of the
Indian Mutiny." After 1857 Baghawat in India, Syed Ahmed Khan felt
that Britishers imagine that Muslims were the majors reason for that
Baghawat. So he can't help contradicting that examination and thought
that reasons were unique and in case he can convey idea with Britishers,
Government may better treat Muslims.
He told in this book how Hindus were so confident that they would
win the war and would be sole administrators in the British Occupied
Sub-Continent. And it is true that a majority of Muslims did participate
in this revolt but they were misguided by playing a religious card. They
were sent as a Mujahidin and local councils trained them with the aid of
rich, landlord and ruling Hindus of that time. The beginning of the
resistance lay in the British arrangement of victory and extension in
India. Business relations had existed among India and Britain for a
decent 250 years at the hour of the episode of the revolt. The relations
had gotten political too and strict issues emerged by the principal half of
the nineteenth century. These connections would in general make
struggle and strain which were troublesome and surprisingly difficult to
accommodate. The actual presence of the domain became imperiled. It
is, along these lines, no big surprise that relating echoes of the Revolt
were heard in hardship torn India just as in emergency ridden Britain. Sir
Syed explained that it was the non-admission of local Indians into the
legislative council which was the primary and major cause rest were
secondary.
He sent copies of this handbook to all over the sub-continent and to
the British Rulers as well yet some of the critiques of contemporary
times blamed Sir Syed for pleasing his masters by writing this book.
Here are some of the factors which Sir Syed thought led to revolt and
uprising

 Indians’ misunderstanding about the British rulers.

 Maladministration on the end of Army
 “Mention of the Secondar Orphan Asylum”
 Too much religious debates
  Rulers and Government were unaware of the people’s problems,
conditions and complaints
 Rules and regulations which were against the customs of Indians
 One of the significant reasons was that British Government was
not "Inclusive" for Indians. Another explanation is that Britishers
neglected to comprehend the way of life and religion of
individuals.

Conclusion
Sir Syed Ahmad said: “I believe there was but one primary cause
of the rebellion, the others being merely incidental and arising out of
it… the natives of India blame the Government of having deprived them
of their position and dignity and for keeping them down.”