Sayed Ahmad Khan
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Sayed Ahmad Khan(1858-1902) was a Muslim leader and writer in India. He encouraged the spread of modern education methods to revitalize Islamic values. He helped start a number of schools and also published critiques of British rule over the region.
He founded:
- Mohammadan Anglo Oriental College, which later became the Aligarh Muslim University.
- Mohammadan Anglo Oriental Conference
One of his most important ideas was the "Two Nation Theory", that is, that Muslims living on the Indian subcontinent constituted a different nation and deserved their own state rather than simply become a minority in a Hindu democracy. It was for this reason that he discouraged Muslims from involvement with the Indian National Congress, opting instead for a separate movement through which to further Muslim-specific interests.