EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

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What strategy Deobandis followed when the Congress adopted such policies and puT forth demands which were openly against the Muslims?
A
Still remained with Congress
B
Left Congress
C
Joined Muslim League
D
Applied new policies
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Syed Ahmed Khan advised the Muslims not to join the Congress because he opposed the policies of the Indian Congress and was afraid that if the British withdrew, the Hindu majority would rule and it would be unfair to the Muslims.

Detailed explanation-2: -Towards the time of the Indian independence movement and afterward in post-colonial India, the Deobandis advocated a notion of composite nationalism by which Hindus and Muslims were seen as one nation who were asked to be united in the struggle against the British rule.

Detailed explanation-3: -In order to develop religious leaders for the Muslim community, Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi (1832–80) and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (1828–1905) launched the Deoband Movement in 1866 at the Darul Uloom (or Islamic academic centre) in Saharanpur district (United Provinces).

Detailed explanation-4: -At its heart, Deobandi Islam was an anti-colonial movement designed to revitalize Islam. This school of Islamic thought had a very particular understanding of the faith. The Deobandi brand of Islam adheres to orthodox Islamism insisting that the adherence to Sunni Islamic law, or sharia, is the path of salvation.

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