First Jihad: Battle for Khartoum and the Dawn of Militant Islam

First Jihad: Battle for Khartoum and the Dawn of Militant Islam

by Daniel Allen Butler (Author)

Synopsis

The First Jihad tells the story of Muhammad Ahmad, a Muslim religious leader in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, and the uprising he led against British and Egyptian forces in the late nineteenth century. In 1881, Ahmad declared himself the Mahdi - the 'Expected One' - and travelled through Sudan, gathering support for his jihad.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Casemate Books
Published: 15 Nov 2006

ISBN 10: 1932033548
ISBN 13: 9781932033540