Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
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Shah Waliullah Dehlawi was an 18th-century Indian Islamic scholar, reformer, and theologian known for his efforts to revive Islamic thought in the Indian subcontinent and reconcile Sufi mysticism with orthodox jurisprudence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shah Waliullah Dehlawi canonical | 4 |
| Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlawi | 1 |
| Shah Waliullah of Delhi | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Muslim
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Islamic reformer ⓘ Islamic scholar ⓘ Quran commentator ⓘ Sufi ⓘ hadith scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| advocated |
reconciliation among Sunni legal schools
ⓘ
return to Quran and Sunnah ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
ⓘ
surface form:
Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlawi
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi ⓘ
surface form:
Shah Waliullah of Delhi
|
| birthPlace |
Delhi
ⓘ
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| birthYear | 1703 ⓘ |
| concernedWith | social and moral reform of Muslims in India ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| deathPlace | Delhi ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1762 ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Madrasa Rahimiyya ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indian ⓘ |
| father | Shah Abdur Rahim ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
Islamic philosophy ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Quranic exegesis ⓘ Sufism ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ |
| fullName | Shah Waliullah Dehlawi self-link ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian Islamic reform movements
ⓘ
Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlawi ⓘ Syed Ahmad Barelvi ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Shah Abdur Rahim ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of causes of Muslim political decline
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emphasis on hadith studies in India ⓘ reconciliation of Sufism with orthodox jurisprudence ⓘ revival of Islamic thought in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ translation of the Quran into Persian ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| madhhab | Hanafi ⓘ |
| movement | Islamic revivalism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir
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Al-Insaf fi Bayan Sabab al-Ikhtilaf ⓘ Al-Qawl al-Jamil ⓘ Hujjat Allah al-Baligha ⓘ Izalat al-Khafa ‘an Khilafat al-Khulafa ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Delhi
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| positionHeld | head of Madrasa Rahimiyya ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | scholars of Hejaz ⓘ |
| sufiOrder |
Chishti Order
ⓘ
surface form:
Chishti
Naqshbandi ⓘ Qadiri ⓘ Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi ⓘ
surface form:
Suhrawardi
|
| theologicalOrientation | Ashari-influenced Sunni theology ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Hejaz
ⓘ
Mecca ⓘ Medina ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlawi
this entity surface form:
Shah Waliullah of Delhi