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SHAH WALI ULLAH

 Shah wali ullah

 Shah Walliullah ‘Quṭb ud-Din Aḥmad ‘ was a great

Muslim reformist of 18th century in India. He was
born on 21st February 1703 in Delhi and he died in
1762.
 He was a brilliant thinker and scholar with critical
insight of political scenario of that time. The decline
of Muslim rule in India had already begun and
Muslims were being exploited at every facet of life. In
order to bring Muslims of India on right path and
help them Shah Walliullah worked really hard.
 Early Education

 His father Abdur Rahim was a famous religious

personality and a famous educationist who was
running a Madrasah called Madrasah –i-Rahimiyah.
 Shah Walliullah got his early education under his well
educated father, he was also enrolled in Naqshbandiyya
Sufi order to enrich his spiritual insight.
 In 1730 he got a chance to go to Mecca where he
performed pilgrimage and got lucky to get education
from the leading Muslim scholars of that time. It was a
time when a new thought got roots in his mind
 Contribution to the Muslim Ummah

 He realized that it was a time for Muslims of India to adopt true spirit
of Islam and because of their religious decline Muslims of India were
facing decline in social, political, and economic aspects as well.
 He contributed literary fields as well like; in 1738 he translated Quran
into Persian despite of opposition he faced by orthodox Ulamma.
 He worked to bring together Shiites and Sunnis and Ulamma and
Sufis. He proposed ways like Ijtihad in Islam and denounced blind
Taqlid. He believed in grooming of Muslims as a society and educated
them to live up as a society in which economic and social justice would
prevail
 He wrote almost 50 books on various subjects, he trained a group of
Ulamma to spread the true knowledge of Islam. He opened many
branches of his school in Delhi to spread his school of thought
 Political Contribution

 Politically Shah Walliullah was a vibrant personality.

 Shah Walliullah led the Muslims to struggle for their
political rights.
 He wrote many letters to the great Afghan ruler
Ahmed Shah Abdali to regain Muslim rule in India.
 Shah Walliullah clarified the importance of “Jihad” to
the soldiers. He knew that the Sikhs, Marhattas and
the Jats were the enemies of the Muslims. So he urged
the Muslims to strive for Allah because they had
already suffered a lot by fighting with one another.
 Books

 Shah Walliullah was the writer of many books some

of them are:
1. Hujjatullah-ul-Balighah
2. Izala tul -Ikhfa
3. Al-Musawwa
4. Al-Musaffa
5. The explanation of the Holy Quran
 Two Nation Theory & Shah Walliullah

 Shah Walliullah played a vital role in establishing the

personality and identity of Muslims.
 He said that the Muslims are one nation according to
Kalma and belief and there is no importance of their
color and any geographical existence.