Khaksar movement

Khaksar movement
خاکسار تحریک
FounderAllama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
Founded1931 (1931)
NewspaperAl-Islah
ReligionIslam
Colors   Red & White

The Khaksar movement (Punjabi: خاکسار تحریک, romanized: Khāksār Ta(h)rīk) was an Indian, predominantly Punjabi, Islamic social movement based in Lahore, Punjab, British India, established by Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi in 1931, with the aim of freeing India from the rule of the British Empire.[1]

The Khaksars opposed the partition of India and favoured a united country.[2][3][4][5] The membership of the Khaksar movement was open to everyone and had no membership fee regardless of the person's religion, race and caste or social status. The emphasis was on the brotherhood of mankind and being inclusive for all people.[6][7]

  1. ^ M G Agrawal (2008). Freedom Fighters of India (in Four Volumes). Isha Books. p. 6. ISBN 9788182054684.
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  7. ^ Nasim Yousaf (24 August 2016). "The 'Belcha': Allama Mashriqi's powerful symbol for the Khaksar Tehrik". TwoCircles.net website. Retrieved 20 January 2018.