Failures of jihad movement
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Failures of jihad movement
- 1. Topic: Failures of Jihad Movement Prepared by Romela Zaynab
- 3. Lesson Objectives learners will be able to revise the beliefs and work of Syed Ahmed Barelvi.
- 4. Beliefs of Syed Ahmed Barelvi
- 5. Reasons for the Movement’s Failure ● SASB was not well trained in military tactics. ● The Muslim army was disunited. ● The Pathans did not tolerate being in an army that they weren’t ruining themselves. ● SASB imposed taxes. He lost money from taxes SASB’s army was not as sincere to him ● surprise attack at Balakot. ● Sikhs outnumbered the Muslims in this battle.
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- Muslims should be ruled by fellow Muslims He believed that freedom of Muslims could only come as a result of armed struggle against the foreign and non-Muslim forces which were oppressing them. Syed Ahmad believed that there was need to end the evils that had corrupted Islamic society consequently He believed that Islam could be rejuvenated and rescued from beliefs and customs contrary to Islamic beliefs which had crept into every day life.
- Most of the fighters were teachers, or spiritual leaders. This made it difficult for the Mujahideen forces to fight against the Sikhs and come up with clever strategies to defeat them. On the other hand, the Sikhs were tough and well trained under Ranjit, who was a strong military ruler. The Muslims were of many different backgrounds. Soldiers often mistrusted each other and were reluctant to agree with one another. As a result, due to internal conflicts there wasn’t always full support from everybody. Which weakened the Muslim forces.. They weren’t ready to compromise which strained their relations with other Muslims. This weakened the Muslim forces as there was less support from pathan tribes. taxes on locals to bear military costs, but local people were pissed off since they had never paid such a tax and were thus resented by SASB. As a result, SASB lost support of the local people which further weakened his forces. and his funds became limited and thus not all the military costs could be afforded. They could not improve upon/buy more needed military equipment. . There were attempts by Yar Muhamad Khan to assassinate SASB. He thus had to tackle internal threats as well as external ones. Thus, his attention was diverted from his main goal, which was to defeat the Sikhs. Yar Muhammad’s army betrayed him in battle in Akora, weakened his fighting and causing his defeat. When SASB was moving to Balakot, traitors informed Sikhs of the Muslim’s route. Thus, the Sikhs prepared themselves and strengthened their forces which made it easier for them to defeat the Muslims. So, when they launched their surprise attack at Balakot, the Muslims were unprepared for this unexpected attack, and were defeated The weaker Mujahideen lost, and SASB was killed, effectively ending the movement.