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Detailed explanation-1: -Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam (Urdu: ), also known in short as Ahrar, was a conservative Deobandi political party in the Indian subcontinent during the British Raj (prior to the independence of Pakistan) founded 29 December 1929 at Lahore.

Detailed explanation-2: -Khudai Khidmatgar leader Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi, both belonging to the Indian National Congress, strongly opposed the partition of India, citing the fact that both Muslims and Hindus lived together peacefully for centuries and shared a common history in the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -The principal of Darul Uloom Deoband, Maulana Hussain Ahmad Madni, not only opposed the two-nation theory but sought to redefine the Indian Muslim nationhood. He advocated composite Indian nationalism, believing that nations in modern times were formed on the basis of land, culture, and history.

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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Deoband Movement was founded by Muhammad Qasim Nanaotavi and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi.