Shah Abdur Rahim

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Shah Abdur Rahim was a prominent 17th–18th century Indian Islamic scholar and jurist, known for his role in compiling the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri and for founding the Madrasa Rahimiyya in Delhi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian person
Islamic scholar
Mughal-era scholar
jurist
mufassir
muhaddith
centuryOfActivity 17th century
18th century
countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
denomination Sunni
education traditional Islamic sciences
ethnicGroup Indian
fieldOfWork fiqh
hadith
tafsir
fiqh Hanafi NERFINISHED
founded Madrasa Rahimiyya NERFINISHED
fullName Shah Abdur Rahim NERFINISHED
influenced Shah Waliullah Dehlawi NERFINISHED
knownFor being father of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
compiling Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
founding Madrasa Rahimiyya in Delhi
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
Persian
Urdu NERFINISHED
legacy contributed to codification of Hanafi law in South Asia
laid intellectual foundations for later Indian Islamic reform movements
mainInterest Islamic jurisprudence
Quranic exegesis
hadith studies
notableInstitution Madrasa Rahimiyya NERFINISHED
notableWork Fatawa-e-Alamgiri NERFINISHED
occupation Islamic scholar
jurist
mufti
teacher
placeFounded Madrasa Rahimiyya, Delhi NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Delhi NERFINISHED
placeOfResidence Delhi NERFINISHED
region South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
religion Islam
roleInWork member of compilation committee of Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
schoolTradition Sunni orthodoxy
servedUnder Aurangzeb NERFINISHED
student Shah Waliullah Dehlawi NERFINISHED
workLocation Mughal court NERFINISHED

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Shah Waliullah Dehlawi father Shah Abdur Rahim
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi influencedBy Shah Abdur Rahim