Two Nation Theory
Two Nation Theory means that there are two nations living in the subcontinent which are Hindus and Muslims. These two nations are totally different from each other on the basis of their custom religions and social and moral values.
Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan and the Two Nation Theory
Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan (1817-1898) was the first person who warned the British rulers that the British system of democracy was not suitable for Indian conditions. He argued that the two major nations of India the Hindus and the Muslims had different religious and cultural backgrounds. Sir Sayyid warned the Muslims not to let their identity as a Muslim nation lost into a multi-national Indian identity. He wanted the Muslims to assert themselves as a separate and distinct nation. Sir Sayyid's idea of separate Muslim nationhood, developed into two nation theory was later, able to guide the Muslims to the attainment of a homeland for them. This homeland was named "Pakistan", and for that matter, Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan deserves the merit of being the real originator of the two-nation theory and the founder of the initiative which subsequently developed into Pakistan movement.
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