Question

Who were Jadidists within the Russian Empire?
(A) Muslim reformers
(B) Muslims workers
(C) Buddhists reformers
(D) Buddhists cultivators

Answer 1

Hint:
These people were modernist reformers within the Russian Empire. They date back to the late 19th and early 20th century. They called themselves ‘Taraqqiparvarlar’ which means ‘progressive’ and ‘Ziyalilar’ which means ‘intellectuals’.

Complete answer:
Jadidists were the Muslim reformers. These were people within the Russian Empire. Their main aim was to establish Islam and make Islam the way of life in the society they lived in.
Some of the Jadidists are:
1) Bashkortostan
2) Tatarstan
3) Caucasus
The Jadidists understood that the Muslims in the Russian Empire were derailing their path and walking away from Islam. In order to win them back, they had the idea of building new knowledge and modernising the things around them. Therefore, they got themselves as Muslim reformers who wanted to bring about some changes in the old decayed system of the Russian Empire and start afresh.
Some features of the Jadidists were:
1) They supported Russian liberals.
2) They introduced newspapers and magazines and circulated them to make the people aware of their surroundings.
3) They uplifted women socially.
4) They gave a lot of importance to education.

Additional information:
Jadidits are known for the widespread use of newspapers and magazines, that is the print media, to promote their messages and ideas on a large scale. They are also regarded for spreading knowledge in a new form that did not exist before that period of time in the Russian Empire and anywhere else in the world.

Note:
The most important Bashkir religious leader in the 19th century was Zaynulla Rasulev. He was one of the most important representatives of Jadidism. He organised the first Jadidi madrasah (school of Islamic teachings).
So, the correct option is (A): Muslim reformers
The Muslim reformers were Jadidists within the Russian Empire.