He came from a Syed family of Rae Bareilly, near Lucknow, was influenced by the teachings of Shah Wali Ullah. After graduation he joined a Pathan military force as a prayer leader,but he also trained in the use of European weaponary. He studied religion under Shaikh Abdul Wahhab in Arabia and was quite influenced by him. He returned committed to the idea of jihad. His aim was to replace Sikh and British rule from India with Muslim rule.
WHAT ACTION DID SYED AHMED TAKE?
The Punjab and North West Frontier were ruled by Sikhs. They had put great restriction on Muslims living there.Syed sat an army to fight against them, this army was known as Mujahideen (Fighters for faith). He fought against Sikhs first at Okara and later captured Peshawar.Unfortunately when he tried to collect taxes at Peshawar, the tribes man who had never paid tax turned against him.He felt lake of support. He was killed by Sikhs in Balakot during a surprise attack.
WHY DID SYED AHMED FAIL?
There are four main reasons as following:-
WHAT ACTION DID SYED AHMED TAKE?
The Punjab and North West Frontier were ruled by Sikhs. They had put great restriction on Muslims living there.Syed sat an army to fight against them, this army was known as Mujahideen (Fighters for faith). He fought against Sikhs first at Okara and later captured Peshawar.Unfortunately when he tried to collect taxes at Peshawar, the tribes man who had never paid tax turned against him.He felt lake of support. He was killed by Sikhs in Balakot during a surprise attack.
WHY DID SYED AHMED FAIL?
There are four main reasons as following:-
- Confronted by superior military force
- Divisions amongst Muslims
- Lack of support for his ideals
- Disagreements over tax
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