INDIA SUMMARIZED

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan  is hailed as one of the most iconic Muslim intellectuals to have ever existed in the Indian subcontinent. The Muslims living in this part of the world lionize him as a reformer who fought a fierce battle against religious orthodoxy. Sir Syed was born in the year 1817 in Delhi which at that point in time was the capital of the Mughal Empire in India. Working as a jurist for the East India Company, Sir Syed established himself as a maverick scholar and philosopher. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan The appalling backwardness of the Muslim community in British India was a matter of great concern for Sir Syed. He opined that in order for Muslims to prosper economically, they required expertise in modern Western education so that they could compete with the Hindus who dominated jobs in the public and private sector.  In the year 1875, Sir Syed booked for himself a place in Indian history with the establishment of the Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College which ha...