Assignment No.

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Q1 5
Pak301
Q2 0
Fall 2022

Opening Date: 01-12-2022 Total Marks: 10+5

Closing Date: 08-12--2022 Work Hard

Objectives:

To asses students’ knowledge of the subject and to motivate them towards conceptual
knowledge and practical application of the subject

Solution:

“Indian National Congress always claimed to be representative of all the segments of Indian society”;
Keeping in view of this statement, critically evaluate the emergence of All India Muslim League as a
counterforce. Justify your answer with five valid points. (5 Marks) · What socio-political contributions of
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan made him a ‘savior’ of the Muslims of Sub-continent amid British Raj? Explain your
answer with five relevant points. (10 Marks) Question No 1 Solution: All India Muslim League had been
founded in Dhaka to promote loyalty to the British and to protect and advance the political rights and
interests of the Muslims of India. The communal idea that the Muslims are a separate nation was sown
into the Indian political ethos first by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, a philosopher and Muslim reformist. All
India Muslim League was the first Muslim political party of India. The idea was that the Congress Party
was only catering to the needs of the Hindus. This was an erroneous idea since Congress always meant
to include every community of the country and had many Muslim leaders as members. The AIML was
essentially a party of educated elite Muslims, at least in the beginning. The party’s chief aim was to
promote and secure civil rights for Muslims. It espoused loyalty to the British government as a means to
achieve more political and civil rights. The objectives of the league were: To create among Muslims the
feelings of loyalty towards the British Government. To safeguard the political rights of the Muslims and
to convey the same to the government. To prevent the rise of prejudice against other communities of
India among the Muslims. Jinnah and Muslim League led the struggle for the partition of British India
into separate Hindu Muslim states, and after the formation of Pakistan in 1947 the league became
Pakistan dominant political party. Question No 2 Solution: He was one of those early pioneers who
recognized the critical role of education in the empowerment of the poor and backward Muslim
community. In more than one ways, Sir Syed was one of the greatest social reformers and a great
national builder of modern India. Sir Syed intensified his work to promote co-operation with British
authorities, promoting loyalty to the Empire amongst Indian Muslims. Urdu Hindi Controversy Urdu
grew as common language of all the Indians regardless of origin or religion but in 1867 the Benares
Hindus started campaign to replace Urdu by Hindi. To gain the objectives, they declared numerous
organizations, which discouraged Sir Syed who said to Shakespeare that since now both the nations
could not live together. In 1888, Sir Syed set up the Patriotic Association to meet the propaganda of the
congress. Muslims and Hindus Joined the Association. It advocated the Muslims emotions. Sir Syed
Ahmed Khan visualized the bright future of the Muslims if they engaged themselves in western learning.