Question

Who proposed the Two-Nation Theory?

Answer 1

Hint: The founding principle of the Pakistan movement and the partition of India is the Two-Nation theory. This theory was believed to be proposed by a Muslim leader in the 1930s.

Complete step by step answer:
The Two-Nation theory was a two religion theory concept that influenced to have a separate state for Muslims in the Indian Subcontinent. According to this theory, the two largest and second-largest religious communities, the largest religious community Hindus and the second largest religious community Muslims are two separate nations from every point of view and cannot live together. This theory simply means that the Cultural, Religious, Political, and Social dissimilarities between the two major communities and could not coexist within a single state. This theory gave rise to the demand for separate nations or countries one belongs to Hindus and the other to Muslims. Ali Mohammad Jinnah termed it as an awakening of Muslims for the creation of Pakistan. This theory signifies that Muslims are completely different from Hindus and therefore they should have their separate homeland in which Islam is the dominant religion.

Note: The state of India rejected this proposal of Two-Nation Theory and chose to be the secular state that has diversity in religion, culture, etc. But many other people also advocated this Two-Nation Theory including Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Allama Iqbal, etc. They thought that the two communities will dominate and discriminate against one another and there will be constant conflict between the two.