What Was The Contribution Of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan In The Lives Of The South East Asian Muslims?
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is one of the greatest Muslim leaders of the subcontinent, who played a major role in the lives of the Muslims of the subcontinent. With the collapse of the Mughal Empire and the defeat of the local army in the War of Independence of 1857, the British empire had wholly taken over the reins of the subcontinent. Their aversion towards Muslims had increased resulting from the war and although they had managed to win the war, the grudge that they held in their hearts against Muslims led them to take strict actions against the Muslims. Likewise, the Muslims had a tantamount magnitude of venom in their hearts for the British and refused to learn anything about the British culture, boycotting every aspect of the society that was British. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan contemplated on this problem deeply. He realized that the Muslims of the subcontinent needed to seek reconciliation with the British in order to develop as a nation as the British were now ruling the state. It was Sir S
