ABSTRACT
T h e fact that Islam, as a religion, proclaims the brotherhood of all believers has always to be taken into account when dealing with the Frontier ques tion. The Englishman, in the eyes of the tribesmen, is an infidel. He brings into the campaign against them those who are unbelievers. Thus the war takes on the appearance of a fight on behalf of the Faith. It is true that there are often Indian soldiers who are Muslims under the command of their British officers: but it is the latter who direct the warfare; and at any time a Mullah is able to stir up a revolt with the cry that the fight is for Islam.
