Life of Shah Waliullah

SHAH WALIYULLAH (1702-1763) was among the later scholars who carried the traditions of Al-Ghazali and Imam Shatibi in combining the essential of Shari'ah, its understanding, development and interpretation to the issues and problems of life. He like Al-Ghazzali took deep stock of Akhira as the explaining point of the relationship between worldly existence and the Hereafter in a meaningful way. Shah Wali Ullah directed his teachings towards reorienting the Muslim society on the basis of social justice and removing inequalities and iniquitous distribution of wealth. He established several branches of his school at Delhi for effective dissemination of his ideas. Shah Abd Al Aziz was the eldest son of SHAH WALIYULLAH and became the leader of the movement started by his father , he gradually became an outstanding figure among the Indian Muslims. Shah Abdul Aziz, having completed his necessary education assumed the responsibility of principal of the Madrash Rahimiya (Delhi), a centre of traditional Islamic learning. (SEE Shah Abd Al Aziz: Puritanism, Sectarian, Polemics and Jihad )