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May 26, 1564
Mujaddid Alf-e-Sani
Mujaddid Alf-e-Sani was an Indian Muslim scholar who was a gifted writer and used that ability to convey the message of reviving Islam and convincing Muslims to fulfill their duties towards their religion. Sheikh Ahmed's letters left a deep impression on the people of his time and a religious revival took place with far-reaching results. -
Khwaja Baqi Billah
Khawaja Baqi Billah was the originator and pioneer of the Naqshbandia Order in the sub-continent. Hazrat Khwaja Baqi Billah strengthened the Naqshbandia Order in India. His contacts with the nobility of the Mughal Empire proved useful for the reformation of the Muslims of India. He took bold steps and played a heroic role to stop the prevailing heresy known as Din-i-Ilahi. His writings and counsels encouraged the people to combat this very innovation. -
Shah Waliullah
Indian religious leader Shah Waliullah was an influential Islamic reformer who sought to regenerate Muslim society in Asia. He was born as Qutb-ud-Din, but he would come to be better known as Shah Waliullah, An appellation that indicated his inherent goodness and spirituality. -
Third Battle of Panipat
The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 at Panipat, between the Maratha Empire and the Afghan army of (Ahmad Shah Durrani), supported by three Indian allies; the Rohilla (Najib-ud-daulah), Afghans of the Doab region, and Shuja-ud-Daula. The forces led by Ahmad Shah Durrani came out victorious after destroying several Maratha flanks. -
Haji Shariatullah
Haji Shariatullah was a prominent Islamic scholar and reformer of the Indian sub-continent during the British rule in South-Asia. His family (Talukdars) were not well off and were classified into the lower socio-economic class of the Indian hierarchy system. Shariatullah found the Faraizi movement which was a religious reform movement in the 19th century for Bengali Muslims. The name Faraizi itself is reflective of the aspirations and the goals the movement intended on achieving. -
Syed Ahmed Shaheed
Syed Ahmed Shaheed was an Indian Muslim revivalist. He toured India preaching Islamic renewal and jihad, and built a highly developed network of personal friends and partisans spread across northern India organized to recruit and dispatch men and financial aid. -
Battle of Balakot
The Battle of Balakot was fought between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Syed Ahmad Barelvi in Balakot, Mansehra District in 1831. Barelvi declared jihad against the Sikhs and established a camp in Balakot. He along with Shah Ismail Dehlvi and 800 tribesmen attacked the Sikhs at dawn. Syed Ahmad Barelvi, who was beheaded by Sikh soldiers, and hundreds of his followers were martyred in the battle. This battle was seen as a huge loss for the Afghans as it cut off their route to Kashmir.
