Sir Syed Ahmad Khan on Hindu-Muslim unity

MPSE-004: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT IN MODERN INDIA

Course Code: MPSE-004

Assignment Code: ASST/MPSE-004//2016-17

Total Marks: 100

(b) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan on Hindu-Muslim unity.

Ans. Hindu-Muslim Unity: Sir Syed was a strong advocate the Hindu-Muslim unity. He called Hindus and Muslims as two beautiful eyes a beautiful bride. In Tahzib-ul- Akhlaq, he wrote essays – one in 1888 and another 1898 – asking Muslims to give up killing of cows. He said this would bring about good relations between the Hindus and the Muslims. He appeared to suggest distinct political options for the Muslims. He did not wish them ever to come closer to the Congress. Sir Syed was disturbed by the movement to replace Urdu in Persian script with that of Hindi in Nagari script which had emerged in the United Provinces in 1867. He was disturbed by such a development. He argued that, “These two nations will not work unitedly in any cause. At present there is no hostility between them. But, on account of the so called educated people it will increase a hundred fold in the future.” In 1870, he wrote a letter to Nawab Mohsinul Mulk, he had raised concerns that “Muslims will never agree to Hindi and if the Hindus, in accordance with their latest attitude, insist on Hindi, they will reject Urdu. The inevitable consequence of such a move will be that the two will be permanently separated

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