Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi : his movement and legacy from the Pukhtun perspective / Altaf Qadir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Qadir, Altaf, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sayyid Aḥmad Shahīd, 1786-1831.

Sayyid Aḥmad Shahīd.

Islamic renewal--Pakistan--Khyber Pakhtunkhwa--History--19th century.

Islamic renewal.

Islam and politics--Pakistan--Khyber Pakhtunkhwa--History--19th century.

Islam and politics.

Jihad.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)--History--19th century.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<p style=""text-align: justify;"">What does jihad really mean? This book unravels the way interpretations of jihad have changed over the years.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 - Mughal India and the Frontier at the Dawn of Nineteenth Century; 2 - Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi: Biography and Thoughts; 3 - Call for Jihad, Migration to the Frontier, and Declaration of Imarat; 4 - Transitional Period: The Search for Headquarters; 5 - The Rise of the Mujahidin in the Frontier; 6 - Success, Limits, and Failure; 7 - Impact of the Movement upon the Frontier; Conclusion; Glossary; Appendix A: English Translation of the Farman of King Ahmad Shah Abdali, Durr-i-Durran, King of Kabul (Afghanistan)

Appendix B: Hadith Related to Mujahidin of Khorasan and MahdiAppendix C: Treaty between the British Government and the Raja of Lahore (Dated 25 April 1809); Appendix D: Names of the Hindustani Mujahidin Killed in the Battle of Akora Khattak (1826); Appendix E: List of Mujahidin Killed in Balakot (1831); Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

93-5328-882-7

93-5150-486-7

93-5150-210-4