Shah Abdul Aziz

Shah Abdul Aziz
Born 25 Ramadan, 1159 AH (11 October 1746)
Delhi, Mughal Empire, -Mughal India
Died 7 Shawwal, 1239 AH (5 June 1824) - (aged 78)
Delhi, Mughal Empire, -Mughal India
Era Medieval era
School Sunni Hanafi[1]
Main interests
 Anti-Shi'ism, Fiqh, tafsir
Notable ideas
 Tauhfa Ithna Ashari

Al Muhaddith Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi ( 11 October 1746- 5 June 1824) (Arabic: المُحَدَّث شَاہ عَبْدُ الْعَزِیز دِھْلَوِیْ‎) was one of the Islamic scholar scholars of Hadith in India who is considered as Mujadid of 18th century.[1] He was of the Naqshbandi school of Sufism which emerged from a tradition of violent backlash against the modernization of Sunni culture. This tradition inspired later Sunni fundamentalists, including Aziz's father Shah Waliullah.[2] Aziz was the to declare Hindustan to be Darul Harb.[3]

Biography

Shah Abdul Aziz was born on 25 Ramadan, 1159 AH (11 October 1746 AD) in Delhi in the reign of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah (1719-1748). Delhi was capital of the Mughal Empire. Shah Abdul Aziz was the eldest son of Shah Waliullah was only 17 years old when Shah Waliullah died. He took over as the teacher of Hadith in place of his father, and later became famous as the Muhaddith of Delhi.. He belonged to hanafi school of thought. He was a Muhaddith, mufassir and Mujtahid.

Legacy

Works

Shah Abdul Aziz translated the Qur'an into Urdu, 50 years of the Persian translation by Shah Wali 'Allah, when the Urdu language had started to replace the Persian. He completed the exegesis of his father from Surat Al-Maida to the thirteenth verse of al-Hujurat. He wrote and dictated several books,[4] even if some differ on the number (from fifty to nearly two hundred):[5]

Books

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His Students

  • Mawlana Haider ‘Ali of Faizabad
  • Ghulam Ali Dihlawi
  • Mawlana Sayyid Shah Al'e Rasul Qadri Barkati Marahrawi
  • Mawlana Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi
  • Mawlana Mahboob Ali Dehlawi
  • Mufti Sadr al-Din Aazurdah
  • Mawlana Muhammad Ali
  • Mawlana Ahmad Ali
  • Mawlana Karamatullah Mohaddis Alipuri

Death

Shah Abdul Aziz died on the morning of 7th Shawwal, 1239 Hijri/ 5 June 1824 in Delhi in the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar Shah II.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  2. ↑ Allen, Charles (2009-03-05). "1. Death of a Commissioner". God's Terrorists: The Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-7867-3300-2.
  3. ↑ John Kelsay (2015). "Jihad". Islamic Political Thought: An Introduction. Princeton University Press. JSTOR j.ctt1287ksk.8.
  4. 1 2 3 4 http://www.nazariapak.info/pak-history/fighters/ShahAbdulAziz.asp
  5. ↑ Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi (2005), Saints and Saviours of Islam, Sarup & Sons, p. 160
  6. ↑ https://archive.org/details/Fatawa-e-aziziByShaykhShahAbdulAzizDehlvir.a
  7. ↑ https://archive.org/details/TohfaIsnaAshriyaByShaykhShahAbdulAzizDehlvir.a
  8. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/SirrulShahadatainKaTarjamaShahdatEHusnainKareemainimamHussain/SirrulShahadatainKaTarjamaShahdatEHusnainKareemain#page/n0/mode/2up
  9. ↑ http://marfat.com/BrowsePage.aspx?GroupId=89dd511d-ec4e-480e-a546-9a6f2fdf9629
  10. ↑ http://marfat.com/BrowsePage.aspx?title=bustan&author=


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