Why did Sir Syed Ahmad khan wish to revive islam in the subcontinent?

(7) Muslims facing many problems Mughals had lost their power and the muslims were in decline Muslims had strayed from the path of islam Muslims were being overpowered by Sikhs in the Punjab and had to face their tyranny Problems were being created by marthas As a result, he wanted to restore their power and prestige Why did shah wali ullah wish to revive islam in the sub continent? (7) Muslims had strayed from the path of islam Muslims had lost their power and the mughals had decline Disturbed by the sectarian division among muslims so wanted to remove these divisions Disturbed by the tyranny of the Sikhs and Marathas As a result, he wanted to revive islam Why did syed ahmad shaheed brelvi have such a major influence on the revival of islam? (7) Was the first muslim leader who took up arms against tyranny of non muslims Defeated Sikhs in many battles so muslims were encouraged to fight for their rights Started the mujahideen movement which continued even after his death He set himself as an example to be followed and muslims of Punjab were encouraged by his movement He can be said as the deriving force for the war of independence Why did Shah Wali Ullah have such an important influence on the revival of Islam in the subcontinent? He worked to heal the division among muslim sects He translated quran into Persian He wrote over 52 books for the revival of islam He believed that muslims had strayed from the teachings of islam and taught in mudrassa rahimiya to revive islam

Why were there attempts to revive islam in the sub continent during the 18 and early 19 century? Muslims had become ignorant of Islamic teachings Muslims had steadily declined and the mughal empire had disintegrated Muslims were facing the tyranny of different non muslim rulers Muslims had become divided into sects and there was no unity among them As a result, there was need for the revival of islam and there were many attempts for it (mention names of reformers)

What was the Fraizi movement? (4) Founded by haji Shariat ullah Emphasized on purifying isalm from non Islamic teachings Restore the power of muslims and revive the true spirit of islam among muslims Praying for past sins and lead a righteous life according to Islamic teachings

Describe the achievements of Shah wali ullah in reviving islam? (4) Translated quran to Persian Mudrassa rahimiya spread Islamic teachings Wrote account of rightly guided caliphs acceptable to both shias and sunnis to heal division between them Wrote 52 books to revive islam Persuaded muslim ruler to fight against Marathas

Who was Titu Mir? (4) Disciple of syed ahmad shaheed barelvi Angered by the sufferings of muslims in west Bengal Gathered poor farmers and put up an armed resistance against local hindu landowners Made a fort using bamboo sticks and defeated the local hindu landowners many times Eventually killed by british authorities who sent artillery with the army

Briefly explain three reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire? Huge empire difficult to administer Bad rulers not able to administer the empire and were not concerned about welfare of the people Succession wars among sons of rulers Marathas rising British too powerful and advanced technology

Why were the british able to replace the mughals as the dominant force in the sub continent by 1850? Mughals already in decline Industrial revolution in Britain resulted in advanced weapons and artillery for british army British were good negotiators and were able to win battles by negotiating They had highly trained army

Explain why the Mughal Empire declined following the reign of Aurangzeb? (7) His successors were unskilled administrators and lead an extravagant life There were succession wars among the sons of following rulers The mughal empire had become too large and governors of far off places had created their own small states The mughal army was not the power that it once used to be. The successors had strayed from the teachings of islam and did not care about the welfare of the state and public