Movement of Shah Waliullah.

Movement of Shah Wali ullah:

            Shah Waliullah’s name was Qutubuddin but due to his spiritual virtues, he was called Walliullah. He was born in a village near Delhi on 21^st February 1703. His father, Shah Abdui Rahim, was a well-known scholar and a religious leader. At the early age of 15. Shah Waliullah mastered the major branches of Islamic learning. He succeeded his father as the Shaikh of the Madrassah when he was just 17.

            Soon after the death of EmperorAurangzeb Alamgir in March 1707, a wave of religious and moral degradation swept the Muslims of the subcontinent. Shah Waliuulah very minutely analyzed the factors for the downfall and concluded that it was due to the increasing influence of the non-Muslims. The Military strength of the Muslims had collapsed and they were at the mercy of the tribal of JATS and MARATHAS. Waliullah realized that if Muslims did not abide by Islam, they would gradually lose their rank. In these circumstances. He planned to revive Islamic teachings and values in the subcontinent.

            Shah Waliullah wrote letters to the then Mughal Emperor, the Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan. Rohilla Sardar Hafizul Mulk and Najibuddula. He warned them about the declining state of the Muslim society in the subcontinent. He also wrote to the ruler of Afghanistan, Ahmed Shah Abdali to save the Muslims of India from the atrocities of Marathas. Thereupon, Ahmed Shah Abdali, in 1761, inflicted a crushing defeat on the Marathas at the third battle of Panipat, from which the Marathas never recovered.

            Shah Waliullah’s meritorious work was the Persian translation of the Holy Quran. This helped the people in understanding the Holy Quran. Later, it was translated into Urdu by his sons and others. He also wrote books on Hadith, Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Tafseer (Exegesis). The most popular among these is his famous work Hujjat-ul-La-Hul-Baligha. The message of this work is that Islam is the universal religion. It guarantees progress and prosperity for the whole mankind. Shah Waliullah died on 10^th August 1762. His son and successor Shah Abdul Aziz continued his mission at Madrassah Rahimiya in Delhi.