Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Mughal India and the Frontier at the dawn of Nineteenth Century
Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi: Biography and Thoughts
Call for Jihad, Migration to the Frontier, and Declaration of Imarat
Transitional Period: The Search for Headquarters
The Rise of the Mujahidin in the Frontier
Success, Limits, and Failure
Impact of the Movement upon the Frontier
Conclusion
Glossary
Appendix A: English Translation of the Farman of King Ahmad Shah Abdali, Durr-i-Durran, King of Kabul (Afghanistan)
Appendix B: Hadith Related to Mujahidin of Khorasan and Mahdi
Appendix C: Treaty between the British Government and the Raja of Lahore (Dated 25 April 1809)
Appendix D: Names of the Hindustani Mujahidin Killed in the Battle of Akora Khattak (1826)
Appendix E: List of Mujahidin Killed in Balakot (1831)
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Altaf Qadir is Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Peshawar, where he joined as a lecturer. He is a Life Member of the Pakistan Historical Society. Qadir served as Lecturer in history for about three years in the Department of Higher Education (Colleges), Government of former North-West Frontier Province.

Reviews

The book uses historical information, narratives and perspectives from original texts written in regional languages and Pakhtun.
*Free Press Journal, 10 January 2016*