Syed Ahmad Barelvi

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Syed Ahmad Barelvi was a 19th-century Indian Islamic revivalist and militant leader known for his jihad movement against Sikh rule in the Punjab and his efforts to reform Muslim religious practice in South Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian religious leader
Islamic revivalist
Islamic scholar
jihad leader
militant leader
battle Battle of Balakot NERFINISHED
birthDate 1786-11-29
birthPlace North India NERFINISHED
Oudh NERFINISHED
Rae Bareli NERFINISHED
campaign jihad against Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh
conflict Sikh Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship British India
deathDate 1831-05-06
deathPlace Balakot NERFINISHED
present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
denomination Sunni Islam
education studied in Delhi
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Sayyid NERFINISHED
founded Tariqah-i Muhammadiyah NERFINISHED
fullName Syed Ahmad Barelvi NERFINISHED
givenName Ahmad NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Syed NERFINISHED
ideology Islamic revivalism
jihadism (19th-century anti-colonial context)
influenced Ahl-i Hadith movement NERFINISHED
Deobandi movement NERFINISHED
later Islamist movements in South Asia
influencedBy Abdul Aziz (son of Shah Waliullah) NERFINISHED
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi NERFINISHED
knownFor Islamic reform in North India
campaigns in the North-West Frontier region
establishing an Islamic emirate in the Peshawar–Frontier region
jihad movement against Sikh rule in the Punjab
purification of Muslim religious practices
mannerOfDeath killed in battle
mentor Shah Abdul Aziz NERFINISHED
movement Ahl-i Hadith precursor
Mujahidin movement NERFINISHED
notableWork Tariqah-i Muhammadiyah movement NERFINISHED
occupation Sufi guide
military commander
religious reformer
regionOfActivity North India NERFINISHED
North-West Frontier NERFINISHED
Punjab NERFINISHED
religion Islam
sufiOrder Chishti NERFINISHED
Naqshbandi NERFINISHED
Qadiri NERFINISHED
Suhrawardi NERFINISHED
viewOnLaw advocated strict adherence to Sharia
viewOnPolitics supported establishment of an Islamic state based on Sharia
viewOnPractice opposed saint veneration and shrine-centered practices

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Shah Waliullah Dehlawi influenced Syed Ahmad Barelvi
Battle of Nowshera commander Syed Ahmad Barelvi