His Movement and Legacy from the Pukhtun Perspective
by
Altaf Qadir
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi (1786–1831), the man who first propagated and led jihad during the 19th century in the then North-West Frontier, perceived and initially led it as a purely reformist movement in northern India. Reform and jihad were intended to purify and protect the Indian Muslims from innovations...