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 and the atrocities of the British and Sikhs; respectively. Relating the history of the movement; the book takes perspectives from the immediate localities of the Pukhtun region and elaborates on the reasons for the failure of the movement. It assesses the social; political; religious; and economic impact of jihad on the Pukhtun region and discusses whether Barailvi’s movement is solely responsible for the present-day jihadi mindset; as some authors argue.The book uses historical information; narratives; and perspectives from original texts written in regional languages and transliterated texts from Pukhtu.
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