The social reform movements which emerged in India in the 19th century arose to the challenges that colonial Indian society faced. You probably are familiar with what were termed social evils that plagued Indian society. The well-known issues are that of sati, child marriage, widow remarriage and caste discrimination.

Name a social reformer of the nineteenth-century who emerged from the Muslim community in India.

Muhammed Ali Jinnah Prof: Seethikoya Sir Syed Ahamed Khan Lala Kareem

Sir Syed Ahamed Khan

Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan’s interpretation of Islam emphasised the validity of free enquiry (ijtihad) and the alleged similarities between Koranic revelations and the laws of nature discovered by modern science. He also established Muhammadan oriental college which later became Aligarh Muslim University.