Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the Khilafat Movement?
Statement A) The Khilafat Movement, was a movement of Indian Muslims, led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
Statement B) It demanded The Turkish Sultan or Khalifa must retain control over the Muslim sacred places in the erstwhile Ottoman empire.
Statement C) It demanded that Khalifa must be left with sufficient territory to enable him to defend the Islamic faith.
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option 3 - Statements B and C are correct
Statement A) The Khilafat Movement, was a movement of Indian Muslims, led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
Statement B) It demanded The Turkish Sultan or Khalifa must retain control over the Muslim sacred places in the erstwhile Ottoman empire.
Statement C) It demanded that Khalifa must be left with sufficient territory to enable him to defend the Islamic faith.
CORRECTION in Statement A) The Khilafat Movement, (1919-1920) was a movement of Indian Muslims, led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
The Khilafat Movement, (1919-1920) was a movement of Indian Muslims, led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, that demanded the following: The Turkish Sultan or Khalifa must retain control over the Muslim sacred places in the erstwhile Ottoman empire; the jazirat-ul-Arab (Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Palestine) must remain under Muslim sovereignty; and the Khalifa must be left with sufficient territory to enable him to defend the Islamic faith. The Congress supported the movement and Mahatma Gandhi sought to conjoin it to the Non-cooperation Movement.