MOSABJA
04-19-2007, 08:15 AM
Syed Ahmad of Rai Bareilly (b.1786 d.1831) also called Syed Ahmed Shaheed.Syed Ahmed Barelvi though by the name is a barelvi(a sufi sect) BUT HE WAS STRONGLY AGAINST SUFISM AND BIDAH EXISTING IN INDIAN SOCIETY.HIS LINEAGE COULD BE TRACED BACK TO PROPHET MUHAMMAD(S.A).
He was also responsible for making the Pushtun's follow right Islam and taking them away from BIDAAS.
A warrior from India who under the influence of Shah Abdul Aziz, son of Shah Waliullah, toured Afghanistan and the areas occupied by the Sikhs raising the banner of Jihad and rallying the Pashtun tribes to his banner. His movement posed a serious threat to Ranjit Singhs Sikh Kingdom after it inflicted several defeats on Sikh troops as well as recapturing Peshawar, Mardan and surrounding towns and villages.
He was betrayed by some locals and was killed by the Sikhs along with hundreds of his troops and followers including Swatis and Syeds of Kaghan in Balakot, Mansehra in 1831.
He was also responsible for making the Pushtun's follow right Islam and taking them away from BIDAAS.
A warrior from India who under the influence of Shah Abdul Aziz, son of Shah Waliullah, toured Afghanistan and the areas occupied by the Sikhs raising the banner of Jihad and rallying the Pashtun tribes to his banner. His movement posed a serious threat to Ranjit Singhs Sikh Kingdom after it inflicted several defeats on Sikh troops as well as recapturing Peshawar, Mardan and surrounding towns and villages.
He was betrayed by some locals and was killed by the Sikhs along with hundreds of his troops and followers including Swatis and Syeds of Kaghan in Balakot, Mansehra in 1831.