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Khilafat Movement O Level Pakistan Studies (2059) Notes

Khilafat Movement?  If it is what made you come here, then be confident that you are at the right place.   This movement was not started immediately. It has a background which is necessary to understand the movement. So let’s start from the very beginning.   What was the khilafat movement?    It was the movement started by the people of the subcontinent to  protect  Turkey and the head of the Islamic state, the Khalifa as he was of immense importance to the Muslim world.    Turkey had  supported  Germany and Austria in the first world war against Britain and thus after the decisive victory of Britain, Prime Minister Llyod George was ready to  punish  Turkey and Khalifa.   Muslims who had been  promised  a  good fate  of Turkey before the war were not happy by this decision and thus came up with the Khilafat Movement to  achieve their goals , to protect Turkey.    Who was the Khalifa ...