 (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