THETHE ROLEROLE OFOF JAMIAJAMIA ININ NATIONNATION BUILDINGBUILDING و ڈا ڈا ق * . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . 29 WHAT JAMIA'S PAST TELLS US IQRA TAHIR BA. Final year JMI is aaining peak of success one aer another, but its journey was not as easy and straighorward as it sounds, it will not be impreciseif we say that the 1857 was the outmost pinnacle of the decline for Indian Muslims. amia Millia Islamia has aained the status of being the highest ranking instuon in the Country. However, JMI has been emerging from the past Jwith a special identy compared to other educaonal instuons due to the best educaonal services, it has the history of tolerance and an identy exclusive of its own, an instance of diversity and pluralism of the motherland. Today, JMI is aaining peak of success one aer another, but its journey was not as easy and straighorward as it sounds, it will not be imprecise if we say that the 1857 was the outmost pinnacle of the decline for Indian Muslims. This was the me when the acvies of the freedom movement was in full swing, omnipresence of the sparks of freedom struggle escalated throughout the country but can we say that a large of number of incensed people grant us this freedom? No, this movement was boosted by the essenal paraphernalia of educaon. The example of educaon is like a shield and a sword in war. It was impossible to win such a colossal bale like our freedom struggle was, without educaon. During the colonial period, Muslims were lagging far behind in educaon, as a result of which our scholars have expressed their views, by which Darul Uloom Deoband was came into its existence. Shortly aerwards, Sir Syed called for the establishment of an Sada-e-Jauhar 2020-21 5930 instuon Anglo Oriental Collage to provide both religious and modern educaon, today this instuon is recognized as Aligarh Muslim University. With the elapse of me the expansion in the power of the Brish Raj was proliferated they started acquiring control over the educaonal instuons in India, they aided the instuons with financial support, In this, Aligarh Muslim University was also clinched by Brishers thus it was no longer an instuon which Sir Syed visualized. T h e M u s l i m The Muslim students were students were outraged outraged and demanded that a n d d e m a n d e d t h a t university must terminate the university must terminate accumulation of assistance the accumula o n o f from the Britishers, but the a s s i s t a n c e f ro m t h e university administration did B r i s h e r s , b u t t h e university administraon not paid any attention to did not paid any aenon them. A large number of to them. A large number of activists and freedom fighters acvists and freedom devoted to Non-corporation fighters devoted to Non- Movement and muslin activists corporaon Movement and politicians of INC decided and muslin acvists and policians of INC decided to establish an independent t o e s t a b l i s h a n institution from British independent instuon governance from Brish governance, which administered by I n d i a n c o n n g e n t s , thereupon the founders of Jamia strongly believed that educaon must be free from the Brish control with religious based curriculum having moral, cultural tradions, modern educaon. As if on cue the Ooman Empire in Turkey was dissolved aer this a secon of western educated but radical Islamic Muslim scholars at Aligarh perturbed with the role of the Brish power against the ooman caliphate. In point of fact, the idea of JMI began materialized by Gandhi Ji at that me. Gandhi opposed the Rowle Bills with launching his Satyagraha against it in Delhi during March-April, 1919. He visited Aligarh in October of 1920; his Sada-e-Jauhar 2020-21 3160 significant visit prompted series of events on the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College campus. Maulana Mohammad Ali, persuaded Gandhi ji about the concept of Khilafat in Islam and what its worth for Muslims. In Aligarh Gandhi ji promoted the khilafat movement and allied with the students and acvists Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Ali Brothers, Dr.MA Ansari, and Hakeem Ajmal Khan were also present.