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The First Jihad: Khartoum, and the Dawn of Militant Islam
Daniel Allen Butler
The First Jihad: Khartoum, and the Dawn of Militant Islam
Daniel Allen Butler
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.
260 pages, Illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | May 1, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9781932033540 |
Publishers | Casemate Publishers |
Pages | 256 |
Dimensions | 159 × 229 × 26 mm · 502 g |
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