Shah Abdur Rahim
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Shah Abdur Rahim was a sufi and a scholar who assisted in the compilation of Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
, the voluminous code of Islamic law. He was the father of the Muslim philosopher Shah Waliullah
. He established Madrasa Rahimiyya
, a theological college which later played a part in the religious emancipation of Muslim India and became the breeding ground of religious reformers and mujahideen
like Shah Waliullah
, Shah Abdul Aziz
, Syed Ahmad Barelvi, Maulvi Abdul Haiy and Shah Ismail Shaheed
.
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri is a compilation of law created at instance of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb . This compilation is based on Sunni Islam's Sharia law, and was the work of many scholars, principally from the Hanafi school...
, the voluminous code of Islamic law. He was the father of the Muslim philosopher Shah Waliullah
Shah Waliullah
Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi was an Islamic scholar and reformer. He was born during the reign of Aurangzeb. He worked for the revival of Muslim rule and intellectual learning in South Asia, during a time of waning Muslim power...
. He established Madrasa Rahimiyya
Madrasa Rahimiyya
Madrasa Rahimiyya was an Islamic teaching centre located in Delhi. It was founded by Shah Abdur Rahim during 18th century. Shah Abdur Rahim was the father of Shah Waliullah. It was the institution where Shah Waliullah and Syed Ahmad Barelvi got their education...
, a theological college which later played a part in the religious emancipation of Muslim India and became the breeding ground of religious reformers and mujahideen
Mujahideen
Mujahideen are Muslims who struggle in the path of God. The word is from the same Arabic triliteral as jihad .Mujahideen is also transliterated from Arabic as mujahedin, mujahedeen, mudžahedin, mudžahidin, mujahidīn, mujaheddīn and more.-Origin of the concept:The beginnings of Jihad are traced...
like Shah Waliullah
Shah Waliullah
Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi was an Islamic scholar and reformer. He was born during the reign of Aurangzeb. He worked for the revival of Muslim rule and intellectual learning in South Asia, during a time of waning Muslim power...
, Shah Abdul Aziz
Shah Abdul Aziz
Al Muhaddith Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi was one of the great Sunni Islamic scholar scholars of Hadith in India.-Biography:Shah Abdul Aziz was the eldest son of Shah Waliullah was only 17 years old when Shah Waliullah died...
, Syed Ahmad Barelvi, Maulvi Abdul Haiy and Shah Ismail Shaheed
Shah Ismail Shaheed
Shah Ismail Shaheed was a scholar of Islam and a warrior in the jihad proclaimed by Syed Ahmed Shaheed against the Sikhs kingdom in punjab in 19th century.-Early life:...
.
See also
- Imam Ahmed Raza Khan
- Mustafa Raza KhanMustafa Raza KhanMustafa Raza Khan, commonly known among the Muslims of South Asia as Mufti e Azam e Hind, was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1892. His father, Ahmed Raza Khan was the founder of the Barelvi school of Sunni Islam in South Asia.. His grandfather, Moulana Naqi Ali Khan Mustafa Raza Khan,...
- Hamid Raza KhanHamid Raza KhanHamid Raza Khan Qaadiri: was an Islamic scholar and mystic of the Barelvi movement. Qaaderi was born in 1875 , in the city of Bareilly, India...
- Abdul Aleem Siddiqi
- Syed Shujaat Ali QadriSyed Shujaat Ali QadriJustice Dr Mufti Syed Shuja’at Ali Qadri was a member of the Pakistani Council of Islamic Ideology and a renowned scholar of Islamic Sciences and modern science, and had a deep and authoritative understanding of traditional and modern Arabic language...
- Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui