The True Islamic Concept of Jihad — Page 18
[ 18 ] Bat a lv i continues: At this time, neither is there a leader of the Muslims with the requisite traits and conditions of leadership, nor have they the numerical strength with which they can hope to conquer their opponents. ( Ibid. ) Sir Syed Ahmad Kh a n said about the people who participated in the rebellion of 1857: This was an illegitimate act of the rebels. It had noth- ing to do with Islam. (see Ris a lah Bagh a wat-e-Hind for details) Hadrat Syed Ahmad Raz a Kh a n Brelv i , imam of the Breilv i sect, writes: India is a ‘land of peace. ’ It is not correct to call it a ‘land of conflict. ’ ( Nu s rat-ul-Abr a r , Lahore, p. 129) Prohibition of Fighting the British Under Islamic Law Hadrat Syed Ahmad Breilv i Shah i d—who fought in a jihad , and advanced towards the Frontier Regions 9 with the intention of jihad , and also fought the Sikhs—was a holy person whose heart bore honour for the Muslims. But as far as the British government was concerned, let us hear about it in the words of his biographer, Muhammad 9. In this booklet the term Frontier Region refers to the North Western Frontier Province of India (now Pakistan) and contiguous regions of Afghanistan.