Write a short note on the Khilafat movement

Instructions:

• Write about the Khilafat movement
• State the causes and the impacts of the Khilafat movement.

Solution:

The Khilafat movement was launched against the British government. The movement was headed by Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.

The following were the causes of the Khilafat movement:

• Imposition of a harsh treaty on Khalifa/Turkish Sultan in 1920.
• Khalifa was only allowed to rule over the sacred places of the Muslim.

The movement was supported by Gandhiji. He became the leader of Congress, and he used this movement to unify the Hindus and Muslims against the British government. A Non-Cooperation movement was launched, and the protestors demanded Swaraj. The movement gained huge support and people adopted peaceful means of protest.