Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Wahabi Movement in India:
1.Shah Walliullah aimed to reform Indian Islam by reconciling the different schools of Islamic jurisprudence and purifying it of un-Islamic folk traditions.
2.Under the leadership of Syed Ahmad Barelvi, the movement took a political-military turn, establishing a base in the North-West Frontier to wage Jihad against the Sikh Kingdom of Ranjit Singh.
3.The movement was essentially revivalist and remained strictly apolitical, focusing only on the internal spiritual cleansing of the Muslim community.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Correct. Walliullah was the intellectual father of the movement, focusing on the Quran and Hadis.
- Statement 2: Correct. Syed Ahmad Barelvi transformed it into a militant movement. After the British annexed Punjab, the Wahabis directed their efforts against the British.
- Statement 3: Incorrect. It was highly political and anti-colonial, leading to several Wahabi Trials by the British in the 1860s.
