Born
in 1786 in Rae Bareli1, Syed Ahmed Barelvi2 was a
direct disciple of Shah Waliullah (1703-1762) through his famous son Shah Abdul
Aziz (1745-1823). Syed Ahmed Barelvi served in imperial army of Amir
Khan3 of Tonk4. He went to Mecca
with many of his supporters performing holly hajj and stayed there for two
years to take preparation for his Peshawar5 mission. He
returned to Peshawar at the end of 1826 and in December of the same year he and
his followers involved in a clash at Akora6.
In
1829, Syed Ahmed Barelvi was at his peak of local influence. In 1830, he
introduced usher (10% of crop yields). But the local people including Khans
denied and they made a pact with Governor of Peshawar. Though the pact was
defeated, Syed Ahmed Barelvi lost the support of local people and fell in deep
trouble. In 1831, Syed Ahmed Barelvi with hundreds of his followers clashed
with Shikhs and died at Balakot7.
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