Syed Ahmed Shaheed (1786-1831) – A Brief Profile

Syed Ahmed Shaheed, was born on 20 November 1786, at Rai Bareily (UP). He made a poor progress at Maktab and took more interest in sports, games and outdoor activities. In his childhood he used to say that he would wage a Jihaad against the atheists.

At the age of eighteen, he came to Delhi and became the disciple of Shah Abdul Aziz. After nearly two years of study under Shah Abdul Aziz he left Delhi for his home. During his stay at Delhi he had acquired the essential knowledge of Quran and the Hadith and picked up Persian.

That was the first phase of his education. Then he joined the army of Nawab Amir Khan of Tong in 1812. The Nawab was one of the powerful chieftains of Rajputana and was always at war with one Hindu chief or another in his neighbourhood. He was religious minded and devoted to ulema and sufis.

 

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