MCQs
The Deoband Movement:
What was the primary motivation behind the establishment of the Deoband Academy in 1866?
a) Promotion of secular education
b) Resistance against colonial education
c) Adoption of Western values
d) Hindu-Muslim unity
Explanation: The Deoband Academy was established in response to the introduction of English colonial education in South Asia. Muslims, fearing secularism and Westernization, resisted this system, and Deoband was founded to preserve traditional Islamic education and values.
Who was the key influence on Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautwi in establishing the Deoband Academy?
a) Hazrat Shah Waliullah
b) Hazrat Muhammad Yaqoob Nanautvi
c) Maulana Mahmood-ul-Hassan
d) Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautwi himself
Explanation: Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautwi was influenced by Hazrat Shah Waliullah's school of thought in the establishment of the Deoband Academy.
Who served as the first head of the Deoband Academy?
a) Hazrat Shah Waliullah
b) Maulana Mahmood-ul-Hassan
c) Maulana Muhammad Yaqoob Nanautvi
d) Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautwi
What was the main concern of Muslims that led to the resistance against English education in South Asia?
a) Fear of Hindu-Muslim conflicts
b) Fear of Westernization and secularism
c) Fear of economic inequality
d) Fear of losing cultural heritage
Explanation: Muslims resisted English education due to the fear of secularism and Westernization, which they believed would erode traditional Islamic values.
