EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -He wanted education for women, abolition of purdah and a scientific society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sayyid advised the Muslims against joining active politics and to concentrate instead on education. Later, when some Muslims joined the Indian National Congress, he came out strongly against that organization and its objectives, which included the establishment of parliamentary democracy in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sir Syed Ahmad Khan found the Muslim society to be educationally, socially and culturally backward. He blamed the prevailing education system for the degrading state of the Muslim society. This led Sir Syed to initiate a movement for the intellectual, educational, social and cultural regeneration of the Muslim society.

Detailed explanation-4: -He founded the United Indian Patriotic Association in 1888 mainly intended to oppose the Congress. Note: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan believed that the future of Muslims was threatened by the rigidity of their orthodox outlook. So, he began promoting Western–style scientific education and founded modern schools and journals.