Political Identity Crisis among the Muslims: Emergence of Wahabi Movemenent in India
Keywords:
Renaissance, Reformation, intellectual expression, socio-cultural transfermotionAbstract
Many movements sprang-up in India which were political, social, religious and cultural in nature. There were wider impact of all these movement that wanted to restore Muslims rule in India. Abdul Wahab (of Nejd) started this movement in order to remove tribalism from Arabian world. When it was sarted by Syed Ahmed Breillvy there were two main centres of Wahabis-Patna and Panipat where Muslims youths were recruited for against Sikhs in the first phase and later on, against the British. Syed Ahmed forget matrimonial alliance with tribal leaders residing on the boundary of North-West Frontiers Province. Many campaigns were made against Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab and the British. Delhi, Thanesar, Ambala, Pehowa and Panipat welcome their centres of recruitment. In 1831, main leader of this movement Syed Ahmed was killed in the battle of Balakot. This movement ultimately failed as it failed to get the help of the Hindus. This movementgave an opportunity to the British create gulf between Hindu and Muslims so that both of these communities could not unite them in future. This movement was bascally resposnsible for the creation of separatist tendencies in Indian society.
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