Originally Posted by Asi01

Hazrat Shah Waliullah Muhadis Dehlvi
(Qutubuddin)
(1703-1762)

Introduction:
 Born in 21st February 1703.
 Real name was Qutubuddin.
 Father was Shah Abdur Rahim-A sufi and theologian and was engaged in the compilation of Fatwa-i-Alamgiria by the Emperor Aurangzeb.


you can also write this in itroduction

He is regarded as one of the great muslim lumaries who rendered invaluable services for the religious,political and social regenerartion of muslims.He not only correctly dignosed the ills of muslim body politics but also produced effective remedies.

its a line which you can include in the begining i read it in a book

"In the begining of 18th century one sun was setting on the political horizon of muslim the other had dawn(shah waliuallah)"

Education:

Got education of spiritualism and mysticism from his father.
Memorized the Holy Quran, Tafsir and Hadith.
Studied metaphysics and Ilm-ul-Kalam.
Studied Shahi Bukhari and acquired knowledge of Jurisprudence (Fiqah).
Studied sharh-i-waqaya and Hidaya-usul-fiqah..
Studied Mujizal Quran of Hikmat.
Sharh-i-Hidaya-i-Hikmat (Medicine and Tib)

Religious Reformations:
 Shah Waliullah returned to Delhi on 9th July 1732.
 Persuaded muslims to follow the Holy Prophet (pbuh).
 Thoroughly studied all school of thoughts and expressed what was right.
 Removed misunderstandings to a larger extent between shai and sunnis.

He himself states:
I was informed through” Ilham” (Inspiration) that I would have to undertake this responsibility. The time has come when every injunction of sharia and general instruction of Islam should be presented to the world in a rational manner.

 Got touched with rulers to impress them to enforce Islamic Laws.
 Educated Muslim soldiers on the importance of Jehad,
 Asked traders to follow the Holy Prophet and informed about the accumulation of wealth.
 He is regarded as the founder /Father of modern Muslim India.

the translation of HOLY QURAN was also a form of religious reformation which he considered as panacea of all ill.

purging of sufisim should also be included in it.

Political Services:


first of all he was the first muslim who identified resons of muslim decline.

"He was the first muslim who identified the causes of muslim decline" S.M.IKRAM

• The rise of Mahratas and Sikhs to crush the Muslim rule and wanted to put Pehwa’s son Biswas Rao on the throne of delhi.
 Shah Waliullah wrote letters to leading Muslim nobles for military assistance and informed then about situation.
 Najib-ud-daula, Rehmat Khan, Siraj-uddaula and lastly invited Ahmed Shah Abdali whom he persuaded to retrieve the muslim rule in India.
• Marhatas and Sikhs were defeated in the battle of Panipat (1761).


religious reforms were an integral part of his political strategies.

he aroused political consciousness through his reasoned writings.

there are alot of sayings of different writers which you can add in political reforms but only 1 or 2 not bundle of them.

Works of Shah Waliullah:

 Wrote fifty books on mysticism, religion, economic and political problems.
 Translation of Holy Quran into Persian.
 His two sons Shah Rafiuddin and Shah Abdul Qadir translated the Holy Quran in urdu.

Books Names:
 Hujjat-ul-Baligha on Ijtehad.
 Wrote “Izalat-al-Akhifa “ and “ Khilafat-ul-Khulfa” to remove differences and misunderstandings between Shia and Sunnis.