Deoband vs Aligarh: Islam’s Great Divide

Islam stood at a crossroads after the fall of Muslim power in 19th-century India. One path, forged in Deoband, chose preservation through insulation; the other, imagined at Aligarh, risked engagement with modernity. This video explains how two rival visions tried to save Islam, and how their choices reshaped Muslim politics, education, and thought. The consequences of that divide are still with us today.