Question

Why was Khilafat Movement started?

Answer 1

1. After the defeat of Germany in the first world war, the Turkish empire was broken up.
2. Its territories were shared by the British and France.
3. The Sultan of Turkey was humiliated.
4. The Sultan was also the caliph or the religious leader of the Muslims.
5. So the Muslims started the Khilafat Movement.
6. The Ali brothers Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali started the Khilafat Movement in India.