Syed Ahmad Shaheed Braelvi

Early Biographical Details

BeliefsWorksImportance

Early Biographical

Details1: Birth2: Education3: Life after education

BirthSyed Ahmad was born near Lucknow in a small town of Rai Bareli in 1786.

His father died when he was young.

EducationIn 1806, he went to Delhi and enrolled

(joined) in Madrrassa Rahimiya.For two years he studied under the sons

of Shah Wali Ullah.He learned the Holy Quran and

Hadith.

Life After Education

• He was the man of action then a scholar.• In 1810, he joined the forces of

 Nawab Amir Khan, a pathan military leader.• During this period of life he learned

the use of European weapons.

Life After Education

• He made himself so perfect that he was given the command of a group of soldiers.

• Due to his piety he was also made responsible for leading the troops in prayer.

Life After Education

• In 1817, Syed Ahmad returned to Delhi, where his work became important in trying to restore Islam to its original purity.

Beliefs • (a) He believed that freedom of Muslims could only come as a result of armed struggle against the foreign and non-muslim forces which were oppressing them.

Beliefs(b) Syed Ahmad believed

that there was need to end the evils that had corrupted Islamic society consequently.

Works/Efforts• In 1821 he went to Hajj, before going

he held meeting with leaders and spread his belief • He started Jihad Movement against

non-muslim oppression. He believed that once this was done Islam could be rejuvenated.

Works/Efforts•He toured the Punjab and north frontier to enlist the man to fight with Sikh.•He travelled thousands of miles to raise the Mujahideen.• Established headquarter near Peshawar, send massage to Rajeet Singh

Works/Efforts•He fought many battles against Sikhs.•His army was defeated because of bribery of Yar Muhammad khan and his servant.• In 1831 he martyred at Balakot with six hundred Mujahideen.

The Mujahideen Movement

Syed Ahmed Shaheed Brelvi started a great movement in the North of India; this movement is known as “The Mujahideen Movement” or “The Movement o Jihad”. This movement arranged a power for the struggle of freedom in Muslims which produced a spirit of survival and they started freedom struggle.

The Mujahideen Movement

Background of the Mujahideen MovementSyed Ahmed Shaheed Brelvi selected a particular way on the command of his spiritual guide Shah Abdul Aziz and devoted himself in the preparation of the holy war. He started a national movement for this purpose in 1818 and organized this movement after is arrival from Hajj as the Mujahideen Movement in 1831.

Objectives of Mujahideen Movement

•He wanted to make the Muslims as the true lover of Islam, for this purpose he started the Mujahideen Movement.The main objectives of the Mujahideen Movement were following;

Objectives of Mujahideen Movement

• To preach unicity of Almighty Allah.• To revive the teachings of Islam and prepare the

Muslims to pass their lives simply according to the teachings of Islam.• To protect the Muslims against such acts and

ideas which are contrary to Islamic values.• To protect the Muslims from the worship of other

things except Allah.• To preach Jihad because it was not possible to get

freedom from evil force without armed struggle.

Importance

The defeat of the mujahideen in the Battle of Balakot, ‘was a serious setback for the Jihad Movement and it struggled to survive in the following years. The movement continued on in the hills of the North West Frontier until 1863 when the British sent a large army to deal with the mujahideen threat. Even then the movement survived through the determination of its followers. The work of Sved Ahmad had been very important because:It was the first example in Indian history of a movement formed to free the Muslims from the tyranny of non-Muslim or foreign rulers.

Importance• It was not a movement in order to place a particular leader in power but, instead, to achieve religious and spiritual freedom.• The Jihad Movement was a uniting force for Muslims, Many of Syed Ahmad’s soldiers had been spiritual leaders or teachers. The fact that they were prepared to die for their cause was an inspiration to all Muslims.

Importance• The Jihad Movement is regarded by many

historians as the fore-runner of the Pakistan Movement in India. Syed Ahmad’s efforts were an inspiration to all Muslims in defending their religion, their culture and their freedoms. Those Muslims who later campaigned for their own homeland saw Syed Ahmad as an example of a Muslim fighting for the Muslim cause in much the same way, since he too wanted to see a state which was based on the principles of Islam.

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