what was khilafat movement
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Khilafat movement (1919â26) was a pan-Islamic, political protest campaign launched by Muslims in British India to influence the British government.n 1920 an alliance was made between Khilafat leaders and the Indian National Congress, the largest political party in India and of the nationalist movement. Congress leader Mohandas Gandhi and the Khilafat leaders promised to work and fight together for the causes of Khilafat and Swaraj.