| Edition |
First Da Capo Press edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 349 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : genealogical tables, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: 'Am I not a Pakhtun?' -- Death of a commissioner -- The puritan of the desert -- The false dawn of the Imam-Mahdi -- The call of the Imam-Mahdi -- The early summer of 1857 -- The late summer of 1857 -- The Ambeyla disaster -- The Wahabees on trial -- The frontier ablaze -- The brotherhood -- The coming together -- The unholy alliance -- Leading Muslim personalities -- Appendix 1: The roots of the Al-Saud - Al-Wahhab family alliance -- Appendix 2: The 'Wahhabi' family tree in India. |
| Subject |
Jihad.
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Wahhābīyah.
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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Islam -- Doctrines.
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| ISBN |
0306815222 |
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9780306815225 |
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