Syed Ahmad Barelvi
Indian Muslim activist (1786–1831) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Syed Ahmad Barelvi, also known as Sayyid Ahmad Shahid,[2] (1786–1831)[3][4] was an Indian Islamic revivalist, scholar, and military commander from Raebareli, a part of the historical United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (now called Uttar Pradesh). He launched the Indian jihad movement that waged a decades-long Islamic revolt against colonial rule across various provinces of British India.[5][2] Sayyid Ahmad is revered as a major scholarly authority in the Ahl-i Hadith and Deobandi movements.[6] The epithet 'Barelvi' is derived from Raebareli, his place of origin.
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Sayyid Ahmad bin Muhammad Irfan Al-Hasani Al-Barelvi | |
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Born | (1786-11-29)29 November 1786 |
Died | 6 May 1831(1831-05-06) (aged 44) |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi Independent[1] |
Main interest(s) | Islamic fundamentalism, Anti-Shi'ism, Hadith, Jihad |
Known for | Islamic revivalism |
Other names | Shaheed-e-Balakot, Imam-ul-Mujahidin, |
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His ancestors migrated to India in the early 13th century.[7] Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi wrote Seerat-i-Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed, the first historical biography of Syed Ahmad Barelvi.[8]