Question

Who among the following were prominent leaders of the 'Khilafat Movement'?
1. Maulana Mohammad Ali and Saukat Ali
2. Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Saukat Ali
3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Rafi Ahemed Kidwai
4. Rafi Ahemed Kidwai and Saukat Ali

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Maulana Mohammad Ali and Saukat Ali

The correct answer is Maulana Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.

• Non-cooperation Movement:
  • The non-cooperation movement by Gandhiji was followed from September 1920 to February 1922. 
  • Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar in 1919 was one of the major reasons for the start of the Non-cooperation movement.
  • The Chauri Chaura incident occurred at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district (Uttar Pradesh) on 4 February 1922, when a large group of protesters, participating in the Non-cooperation movement, clashed with police, who opened fire.
  • As the incident turned violent Mahatma Gandhi called off the ‘Non-cooperation Movement’ on 12 February 1922, as a direct result of this incident.
• Khilafat Movement:
  • The movement was started as an agitation by the Indian Muslims against the treatment accorded to the Ottoman Empire after World War I.
  • The Khilafat Movement begin in 1919 under the leadership of the Ali brothers; Maulana Muhammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali. 
  • By the mid-1920s, the Khilafat leaders joined hands with Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement.