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 [1]

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 initiator of Naqshbandi Silsila of Sufism and first one to declare Hindustan to be Darul Harb.[2][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.

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

His Students

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 http://www.intisaarul.netfirms.com/vol_1_no_3_al-farouq_newsletter.htm
  2. Muhammad Umar (1 January 1993). Islam in Northern India During the Eighteenth Century. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 978-81-215-0549-9.
  3. Arun Shourie (1989). Religion in Politics. Roli Books.
  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


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