Impact of Aligarh Movement

 

 Impact of Aligarh Movement

The Aligarh movement left deep and far reaching impact on the educational, social, economic and political life of the Muslims in South Asia.

·         Compromise between the English and the Muslims:

The Aligarh movement played an important role in arriving at an effective compromise between the English and the Muslims.In this way the Muslims were with the help of modern education once again enable to keep pace with others communities in their socio-economic life.

·         Prosperity for the Muslim.

The modern science opens the door of the employment for the Muslims. However, this opportunity had a dark Side to the concept of education for job made the Muslim left behind in the field of agriculture trade etc.

·         Development of Urdu

 Aligarh education moments benefited Urdu language the most.  Urdu got currency as the national language of the Muslims Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali, Maulana Shibli nomani and Deputy Nazir Ahmed struggled hard to get Urdu included into the living language of the subcontinent.

·         Political training

 Aligarh movement has greatly contributed in raising the level of Socio Political consequences among the Muslim. The most valuable service of Aligarh was the promotion of the ‘Two Nation Theory’ it is a matter of great joy and Pride that an institution like Aligarh University that was patronized by the British themselves played an effective role in the creation of Pakistan

·         Establishment of educational institution:

 The Aligarh movement paves the way for the Muslims to establish modern educational institutions in South Asia. The Muslims constituted numerous Organizations in different part of South Asia for the promotion of education.  They included the Anjuman-e- himayath-e-Islam, Bombay; the Anjuman-e-himayath-e-Islam, Lahore and Sindh Mohammedan Association Karachi among others. These organizations set up many schools which played a significant role in the educational social and political progress of the Muslims.