What is Syed Ahmed Khan?
{{no sources|date=August 2022}} [[Image:SAKhan.jpg|thumb|advocacy of the [[Two-nation theory]]]] '''Sir Syed Ahmed Khan''' (October 17, 1817– 27 March 1898) was a [[teacher]] and a [[politician]]. He was a [[philosopher]] as well. He was also a social reformer. Furthermore, he founded the school that would later become [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. In 1857, there was a [[rebellion]] in [[British India|India]]. This is known as the [[First Indian War of Independence]]. During this time, '''Sir [[Syed]] Ahmed Khan''' kept loyal to the British; He also saved many European lives. After the rebellion, he wrote a [[book]] where he said the British were, in fact, those who caused the rebellion. To settle whether Sir Syed was a communitarian or a communalist, we need to assess the speeches and articles which he wrote. One such speech of Sir Syed, which he gave in Meerut in the year 1888, clearly shows that Sir Syed turned to arguments fielded by religious fanatics to develop a communal alliance between Indian Muslims and British Christians. He said, {{Quote |text=Our Hindu brothers of these provinces are leaving us and are joining the Bengalis. Then we ought to unite with that nation with whom we can unite. No Mohammedan can say that the English are not “People of the Book” (Quranic term referring to Jews, Christians and Sabians). No Mohammedan can deny this: that God has said that no people of ‘other religions’ can be ‘friends’ of Mohammedans except ‘Christians’. He who had read the Quran and believes it, he can know that our nation (Muslims) cannot expect friendship and affection from any other people. At this time our nation is in a bad state as regards education and wealth, but God has given us the light of religion, and the Quran is present for our guidance, which has ordained them (Christians) and us (Muslims) to be friends.”[http://indiaopines.com/was-sir-syed-ahmad-communal/]}} He was unhappy about the position of Muslims in India, as their social and economic status was declining. According to Sir Syed, M