1. SHAH WALIULLAH’S

2. BIOGRAPHY
 Shah Waliullah was born in 1703 at the time of Aurangzeb
rule in India
 His real name was Qutu-bud-din
 But he was named Shah Waliullah because of his pity
 His father name was Shah Abdus Rahim who was the
founder of Madressa-e-Rahimiya
 His father wrote a Fatwa-e-Alamgiri a book of shariat.
This book became the law book at the time of
Aurangzeb’s rule

3. EDUCATION:
Shah Waliullah had learned the Holy Quran by
heart
Shah Waliullah had studied Fiqah Hadith and
Tafseer
When he was 17 year old he started teaching at
Madressa-e- Rahimiya after which he went to
Saudi Arabia for higher education. Where he
was inspired by a scholar Sheikh Abu Tahir Bin
Ibrahimnd
While in Saudi Arabia he saw a vision of the
Holy Prophet and he was told that he would be
instrumental in organizing the Muslim of India at
this point the Mugal rule was declining, and the
Muslims were not united as the leader were
weak and the people needed Islamic guidance

4. SOCIAL CONDITION IN MUSLIM OF
INDIA
The Muslim of India did not
understand the Quran because it was
written in Arabic
Shia‘s and Sunni were posing threat to
each other
In capable ruler in empire with Non
Muslim gaining power
Shah Waliullah wanted the people to
understand that Islam not only restrict
for namaz and roza but it’s a complete
code of life. As it deal with politics,
economic, social.

5. CONTRIBUTION OF SHAH
WALIULLAH
Religious contribution
Shah Waliullah came back from Saudi Arabia to Delhi in
1733
He started preparing students so they could teach other
He asked people to give up luxuries and lead a simple life
His approach was very balanced
One of the biggest achievements was the translation of Holy
Quran from Arabic to Persian
Few Muslim spoke Arabic in India but did not understand
their meaning after his translation they understood better
Many ullimas criticized shah Waliullah but his work became
very popular in Muslim
He wrote 51 books, two of his famous books are Hajjatul-
Baligha (Islamic law) and Izzalatul akfa (To solve problem )
He said that traders should use fair mean in trading
He explained the importance of jihad
He wanted all men to be treated equal and not treated by his
occupation

6. POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
 Shah Waliullah had great wisdom and foresight
and the Muslim, ruler were weak as the Mugal
empire was weak
 He wrote many letters to many nobles and to Unite
and help the Muslim of India
 He was able to convince Ahmed Shah Abdali.
Ahmed shah joined hands with the local Muslims
and able to defeat Marathas in the battle of
participant in 1761
 Shah wanted Ahmed shah to stay but Ahmed shah
went away

7. IMPACT( INFLUENCE)
 He was the first thinker who could see that Mugal
Empire would decline but due to his effort the
Mugal empire survived another century
 Madrassa –Rahimia continued to train student
and was at very active in research work of Islam
 The translation of the Holy Quran inspired the
Muslim to follow the right path
 The shie sunni problem were fixed to an extend
 The Muslim realized that jihad cannot be declared
on an other Muslim because jihad mean to fight
the enemies of Islam
 His sons continued to teach after his death
 His Madrassa continued to inspire people
 He is know as the father of modern Muslim, because
of a balanced approached
 He died in 1762