REINTERPRETING MUSLIM NATIONALISM FROM CONQUEST TO FREEDOM

Author(s)	Ms. Dhuha Mir
Country	India
Abstract	This paper explores how Muslim nationalism developed during colonial India and how the way we interpret that history continues to shape today’s discourse, especially the tendency to label Indian Muslims as 'anti-national.' By looking closely at influential Muslim thinkers and political leaders, the paper pushes back against the notion that Muslim political thought was always about separation. This paper argues that colonial-era Muslim nationalism had vast political ideas beyond separatism, including cultural autonomy, constitutional safeguards, and reformed citizenship within a united India. There is a misconception about Muslim nationalism in the modern era, which has resulted in Muslims in India being termed as 'anti nationalist'.
Field	Sociology > Archaeology / History
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-10
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63037

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