12 Facts About Khudai Khidmatgar

Khudai Khidmatgar was a predominantly Pashtun nonviolent resistance movement known for its activism against the British Raj in colonial India; it was based in the country's North-West Frontier Province.

Khudai Khidmatgar movement faced another crackdown for its role in the Quit India Movement after 1940; in that period it started facing increasing opposition from the Muslim League in the province.

In Delhi, the Khudai Khidmatgar was revived by Faisal Khan in 2011 with a focus on promoting communal amity and aiding in disaster relief; it has a membership of around 5,000 persons.

Khudai Khidmatgar appointed a salar-e-azam or commander-in-chief, who in turn appointed officers to serve under him.

Khudai Khidmatgar said 'there is an answer to violence, which is more violence.

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In 1932, the Khudai Khidmatgar movement changed its tactics and involved women in the movement.

Khudai Khidmatgar had come to make his escape to Nazi Germany via Afghanistan.

Khudai Khidmatgar stayed with him for two days before leaving in a Pashtun attire for the German Embassy in Kabul leading to his journey to Germany and finally Japan.

Khudai Khidmatgar successfully stopped an attempted rapprochement between Ghaffar Khan and Muhammad Ali Jinnah by stopping a planned meeting between the two citing security threats.

The Khudai Khidmatgar organisation was declared unlawful in mid-September 1948, mass arrests followed and the centre at Sardaryab, built-in 1942, was destroyed by the Provincial Government.

The Khudai Khidmatgar has volunteers in 14 states and according to Faisal, they number about 10,000.

Khudai Khidmatgar movement was a success in the terms of its opposition to British colonial rule.