Shah Abdur Rahim

Shah Abdur Rahim (1644-1719) was an Islamic scholar^[1] and a writer 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 Dehlawi. He became a disciple of Khwaja Khurd son of Khawaja Baqi billah a revered Sufi of Delhi. He established Madrasa Rahimiyya in Delhi, 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 and Shah Abdul Aziz.^[2][3]

Islamic services[]

Shah Abdur Rahim was a Sufi and an Hanafi scholar who has written work of Islamic law. He taught at the Madrasa Rahimiyya, a theological college, or seminary, that he helped establish. The institution would become an important part of the religious emancipation of Muslim India, as it provided a starting point for later religious reformers.^[4]

Works[]

He was leading scholar of traditional sciences.^[5] Some of his works include^[6]

• 1) Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
• 2) Irshad-e-Rahimiya, a book on the Naqshbandi Sufi path,
• 3) Anfas-e-Rahimiya,
• 4) some letters

References[]

Further reading[]

M. A. A. Thanvi. M.A.A.THANVI S STORIES OF SAINT. Adam Publishers & Distributors. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-81-7435-115-9

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