Which of the following movements was were reformist in nature 1 Aligarh Movement 2 Deoband...........

Indian Freedon Struggle (CDS) Socio-religious reform Movements

Which of the following movements was/were reformist in nature?

1. Aligarh Movement

2. Deoband Movement

3. Ahmadiya Movement

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

There were two kinds of reform movements in the 19th century in India:

Reformist: These movements responded with the time and scientific temper of the modern era.
Revivalist: These movements started reviving ancient Indian traditions and thoughts and believed that the western thinking ruined Indian culture and ethos.
?Deoband Movement was a revivalist movement started by orthodox section among the Muslim ulema- Mohammad Qasim Nanotavi and Rasid Ahmed Gangohi.
The Ahmadiya movement was a reformist movement founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahamad of Qadiyan (1839-1908) in 1889, who began his work as a defender of Islam against the polemics of the Arya Samaj and the Christian missionaries.
Syed Ahmed Khan started the Aligarh movement as a reformist movement. He wanted to reconcile western scientific education with the teachings of the Quran to be interpreted in the light of contemporary rationalism and science even though he also held the Quran to be the ultimate. Hence option 3 is correct.