Syed Ahmad Barelvi
Syed Ahmad Barelvi, also known as Sayyid Ahmad Shahid, (1786–1831) was an Indian Islamic revivalist, Sunni scholar, Naqshbandi Sufi murshid, and military commander from Raebareli, a part of the historical United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.
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