Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah asked a question to President General Ayub Khan in 1964. She asked that American military aid to India was the talk of the town. And India would use this aid against Pakistan. "I want to know how it happened." America was your friend. Why did you lose this friend? Everyone living in the East and the West Pakistan wanted to get the answer to this question. This question came up in the early era of Ayub Khan when industrial development was fast taking place. Now it had become clear that this progress was due to Pakistan's support to America against Russia. In return Pakistan had secured economic aid from America. This aid was being spent on the construction of Tarbela, Mangla dams and many other projects. But the Indo-China war in 1962, changed the scenario. America turned its face on Pakistan and started to give military aid to India. On the one side, America was giving military aid to India on the other, India was annexing Kashmir to its territo
Syed
Ahmad Barelvi was born on the 29th of November 1786 in Rai Barelley in India. He
was also referred to as Syed Ahmad Shaheed. When Syed Ahmad was born it had been
the time when the Muslims of India were facing downfall at the hands of British
, Sikhs, and Hindus after such an excellent past. He launched his struggle
against the enemies of Islam which were becoming fatal threats to the survival
of Islam. His main struggle was against the Sikhs of the Punjab who were
becoming the biggest hindrance within the way of survival of Islam in Punjab and
North Frontier regions of India. His main aim was to determine a Muslim state
in the Peshawar region but his dream couldn't be materialized after his martyrdom in
Balakot region during a battle against Sikhs. He was the initiator of famous
Jihad movement or Mujahedeen Movement against Sikhs. He was a lover of Shah
Abdul Aziz son of great Muslim reformist Shah Walliullah.
Syed
Ahmad Barelvi spent his childhood in his home town and at 18 he visited Delhi
College for further education. He was the founding father of a revolutionary
Islamic movement called “Tahriq-i-Muhhamdiyah” and he was named as
“Amir-al-Muminin” by his followers. He stayed in Delhi for his necessary
education than in 1812 he joined the military of Nawab Ameer Khan Tonak of
Northern India so as to require part in Jihad against British. In 1821 he
visited Mecca to perform Hajj where he received a spiritual experience and met
many Islamic scholars, Ulema, and thinkers, he stayed there for two years. He
came back with many new ideas and knowledge about the Islamic movements
happening altogether over the planet. On 6th August 1823, he came back to India
then he devoted himself to the religious and social reformation of the Muslims
of India. He strived to revive the glory of Islam and wanted to implement
Sharia instead of clinging to Sufism. He denied and refused to support Bida
(innovation) and supported “Tauhid”.
After
that he visited Peshawar in 1826 from where his actual journey of struggle
starts. Syed Ahmad and his one thousand followers made Charsadda their base
champ in late December they clashed with the Sikh army at Akora but no result might
be deduced. He faced many challenges in his struggle like he couldn't gather or
united the local element into an organized shape. In 1829 thanks to his local
influence he obtained the agreement of Khans and the general public to administer
their localities consistent with shariah. In 1830 he started collecting Usher
(the crop tax 10% of the entire production) many khans became reluctant to pay
this tax. This thing agitated the chiefs who formed an alliance to undermine
Syed Ahmad’s power. That alliance was defeated by Syed Ahmad and he formally
occupied Peshawar, unfortunately, his rule out Peshawar couldn't last for quite a few months because an internal uprising started in Peshawar which shattered his
power and he had to require refuge within the hills of Balakot. Where he had to
fight the Sikh army and received martyrdom in 1831 in Balakot.
