[Gina-Khan]

Assalaamu Alaikum,

I am currently researching the Indian mutiny of 1857 but I am getting really confused; basically my question is as follows: who were the main Sunni scholars in Delhi at the time?
(I'm researching the responses of different segments of society) There are so many different groupings / labels, I am getting really confused!:w00t:

Your assistance in this matter shall be greatly appreciated!

[qalam]

Hello

I am studying Islamic studies at university and i did my speciality subject during masters on the indian mutiby 1857.

maulana imdad ulllah muhajir makki was one of the ulema who was forceful in the mutiny, He was however forcred to leave india and emigrated to meccca hence the name muhajir e makki

please read the book

'the last mugha;' by william dalyrymple

dr aq

[qalam]

another scholar

Maulana Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (1797-1861) was one of the main figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He was a philosopher, a poet, a religious scholar, but is most remembered for his role as a freedom fighter. It was he who issued the fatwa in favour of Jihad against the English in 1857.

dr aq

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulana_Fazl-e-Haq_Khairabadi

[Qadri-Jilani]

Here are the Ulama that supported Hazrat Moulana Fazl-e-Haqq Khayrabadi (Allah be pleased with him) and remained at the forefront of the Independence Movement: Mufti Sadr al-Dīn Āzurda Delhawī (d. 1868), Mawlānā Ahmadullah Shāh Madrāsī (d. 1858), Mawlānā Fayd Ahmad Badayūnī (date of death unknown), Mawlāna Sayyid Kifāyat ’Alī Kāfī (d. 1858) and Mufti ’Ināyat Ahmad Kākūrwī (d. 1863) - May the rahma of Allah be upon all of them.

The book you need to read is: Fadl al-Haqq Khayrabādī, al-Thawra al-Hindiya (Urdu translation titled Bāghī-e-Hindustān by Muhammad ’Abd al-Shāhid Khān Shirwāni). It is the most authoratative book on the role of Moulana Fazl-e-Haqq Khayrabadi (the greatest scholar living at the time) and the 1857 Independence Movement.

[Gina-Khan]

Assalaamu Alaikum

Thank you for your replies, I will research the above mentioned scholars further. I shall also try to get hold of the books, though I have read Dalrymple's ' The Last Mughal' and am currently studying the Evangelical missionary activity in Delhi at the time and its link to 1857.

Thank you once gain!

[Richard9]

You may find the following book helpful.

The Sepoy Mutiny: 1857  An Annoitated Checklist of English Language Books. 267pp.   ISBN: 978-1-933502-014

[Gina-Khan]

I shall order 'The Sepoy Mutiny: 1857: An Annotated Checklist of English Language Books', as it provides a good bibliography in relation to 1857.

Thank your for your assistance.:)

[smilingpeace]

Both books were extremely useful thank you as was the information about Moulana Fazl-e-Haqq Khayrabadi (Allah be pleased with him) , which opened up new avenues for research.

Jazak Allah