Quote#God & Faith
[Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi was blessed with] "the honour of martyrdom in…
Quote bySyed Ahmed Khan · 1817–1898
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sir Syed A. Khan quoted in Jain, M. (2010). Parallel pathways: Essays on Hindu-Muslim relations, 1707-1857. quoting Ashraf 2007, also in 1857 in the Muslim Historiography, Muḥammad Ikrām Cug̲h̲tāʼī..
English (original)
[Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi was blessed with] "the honour of martyrdom in the company of believers of pure faith."
— Syed Ahmed Khan
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