Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlawi
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(February
21, 1703 – August 20, 1762)
He was born during the reign of
Aurangzeb. He worked for the revival
of Islamic rule and intellectual learning
in South Asia, during a time of
waning Muslim power
Social, political and religious
regeneration of Muslim Society
Religious
services that Muslims are aloof
from religion.
Effort Against Sectarianism
• Considered Govt as an essential institution for
reconciliation
Effort
for modernization
• Liberal school of thought between 4 fiq
Prune back of Sufism
• Wadat Alwajod/Shaood
Intellectual
bases
Shah Wali Ullah and Ijtehad and Taqlid
Studied Causes of Muslim Decline
• Incompetent rulers
• Burden of taxation
• Feudalism
• Plundering of money
• Sectarian Conflict
Invitation
to Abdali
• Rise of Sikhs, Jats, Merhatas
Resistance
Hinduism
against absorption in
Al
Intibah fi Salaasil ul
Auliaullah (Persian): A book which
details the history of and a brief
introduction to various mystic orders
Al Insaf fi Bayaanul Asbabul
Ikhtilaf (Arabic)
• The sectarianism in Islam. It condemns the
sectarian strife in Islamic societies and supports
a moderate approach in dealing with sectarian
issues
Fathur Rahman fi Tarjumatul Qur’an: A translation
of the Qur'an into Persian
• Hujjatullahil Baligha: Shah Waliullah's greatest literary work. Its
title is derived from the Qur'an (Suratul An'aam:149). It is a twovolume Arabic manuscript and elaborates about the
jurisprudence from the hadith and necessities of the Shari’a.
Izalatul Khafa'an Khilafatul Khulafa
• It endeavors to prove the soundness of the Islamic governance
of the Khulfa-e- Rashideen (First four Islamic Caliphs) and also
illuminates the salient features of an Islamic state
Husnul
Aqidah (Arabic): The fundamental
creed of Islam, as accepted by the Ahlus
Sunnah wal Jam'aat sect, has been
expounded in this work according to the
Qur'an and hadith
Al Khair ul Kathir This work on the
philosophy of religion elucidates the
concept of ma'arifah and the wisdom of
divine names, revelation, etc
Imam
ul Hind
Gave religo-Political Philosophy
Gave concept of Establishing Muslim
Orders/Sharia
Training of Scholar
Spiritual Head of Sir Syed