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India joined forces to launch a war of independence against the British rule, the Khalifa gave a fatwa to the effect that the. Muslims of India ought not fight the British. 181. The Sultan of Turkey may have had his own reasons for not being in favour of Muslims being engaged in the mutiny of 1857, but according to the Muslim ulama of the Indian sub continent, the action of the mutineers was positively defined as sinful. Hence, it was recorded in relation to the then Muhaddith of Delhi: 'In terms of true meaning of Jihad, Sayyid Nazir Husain of. Delhi did not consider the 1857 rebellion to be a legal Islamic jihad. He thought it faithlessness, a breach of covenant, and mischief and declared it to be a sin to take part or help in it. 182. In fact, this universally acknowledged leader of the Jami'at e. Ahle Sunnat wal Ahle Hadeeth in India issued an edict that: 'This mutiny was not jihad but an act of banditry and a punishable offence. 183. Another prominent leader of the Ahle Hadeeth, Nawab Siddiq. Hasan Khan of Bhopal alluded to the mutiny of 1857 and stated that 'during the mutiny, some rajas and so called nawabs and men of means interfered with the peace and calm of India under the name of Jihad. They fanned the flames of battle until disorder and hostility reached such a level that women and children, who cannot be killed under the law, were thoughtlessly slaughtered. 184 He, then, proceeded to declare: 'If anyone lets loose such mischief today, he would also be the same kind of trouble maker, and from the beginning to the end, he would stain the name of Islam. 185 81. Khan, Murtaza Ahmad. Tarikh Aqwam 'Alam, p. 540 82. Isha'atas Sunnah, vol. vi, no. 10, October 1883, P. 288 83. Khan, Nawab Siddiq Hasan. Tarjuman e Wahabiyya, p. 5 83. Ibid. 85. Ibid. 242