For the Muslims, the battle held a religious dimension as well as a military one. They had expected another victory like at Badr, which was considered a sign of God's favor upon them. At Uhud, however, they had barely held off the invaders and had lost a great many men.
Since its formation, AQIS has focused on “Ghazwa-e-Hind” (the righteous battle in India), an ideology based on some contested Prophetic narratives. AQIS invokes the following Prophetic traditions to justify its jihad in India: Abu Huraira (RA) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad promised us the Jihad of Hind.