Servants of God

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Servants of God was a non-violent, Pashtun-led political and social reform movement in British India, founded by Abdul Ghaffar Khan to resist colonial rule through peaceful means.

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Servants of God canonical 2
خدائي خدمتگار 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf non-violent movement
political movement
social reform movement
activity campaigns against blood feuds
campaigns against tribal violence
promotion of women’s participation in society
rural education campaigns
alsoKnownAs Khudai Khidmatgar
associatedWith Indian National Congress
Indian independence movement
corePrinciple discipline
non-sectarianism
self-reliance
service to humanity
social justice
country British India
ethnicBase Pashtuns
foundedBy Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
hasMember Pashtun volunteers
historicalContext British colonial rule in India
ideology Pashtun nationalism
anti-colonialism
nonviolence
inspired later non-violent Pashtun activism
inspiredBy Islamic ethics of peace and service
languageOfMovement Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
leader Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
method civil disobedience
non-violent protest
peaceful resistance
movementType Pashtun-led
notableFor strict non-violence despite severe repression
opposedTo British Raj
colonial oppression
purpose political mobilization of Pashtuns
resistance to British colonial rule
social reform
region North-West Frontier Province
linked to: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
linked to: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
religion Islam
symbol red uniform

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Khudai Khidmatgar alternativeName Servants of God
Khudai Khidmatgar movement nativeName خدائي خدمتگار
linked to: Servants of God