Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barelvi's work was significant in the revival of Islam in the Indian subcontinent, but it was not the sole factor. There were other prominent figures and movements such as Shah Waliullah and the Deoband movement that also played crucial roles in the Islamic revival in the region.
he was born on 29 November,1786 in Rai Bareilley.
why was syed ahmed shaheed called men of action
Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barelvi was born near Lucknow in the small town of Rai Barelvi in 1786. He was a reformer. He was more a man of action than a scholar and in 1810 joined forces of Amir Khan a Pathan military leader. He organised Jihad against non-Muslims.
he was dissapointed to see the condition of muslims under the sikhs rule in punjab
Because the sikhs were better eqipped and trained. They were supported by the british. Their general was a french general. Also beacuse the pathans in Barelvi's mujahideen army had begun to abondon him because Barelvi's tax which he imposed in Peshawar. Also because the sikhs were hatching conspiracies against Barelvi and many rumors had been spread about him.
Syed Ahmad Barelvi was born in 1786.
Syed Ahmad Barelvi died in 1831.
Shamsul-hasan Shams Barelvi was born in 1917.
Shamsul-hasan Shams Barelvi died in 1997.
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi died in 1921.
H. Ghulam Murtiza Barelvi has written: 'Guldasta a hadis'
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi was born on 1856-06-14.