IAFS 1000 The Khilafat Movement
Announcements Friday, March 11: meet at Norlin Library Room E260B
Today’s Lecture Khilafat movement Paper topic discussion Reading discussion
Country Muslim Population Percentage of Muslims 1Indonesia228,582, % 2Pakistan172,800,00097% 3Bangladesh162,221,00087% 4India160,945, % 5Egypt79,089,00090% 6Nigeria78,056,00050% 7Iran76,923,00098% 8Turkey73,723,00099% 9Sudan43,939,00070% 10Algeria34,895,00099%
Khilafat Movement: Significance Pan-Islam Western fears Role today?
Al Qaida and the Caliphate Al Qaida training manual
Khilafat Movement Shock of 1857 Indian Muslim pride in Ottoman empire –sultan as caliph (spiritual leader of [Sunni] Muslim umma) –movement to protect caliphate –Indian vs. Turkish vs. Arab views 1924: Turkish abolition of caliphate
Khilafat Movement (cont.) Lasting symbolic power Br fear of Muslim unrest Muslim recognition of this fear Intl Muslim protest as powerful tool
Islam ال له = الله = “the God” جهاد = “struggle, striving” Allah Jihad = Not monolithic