Shah Abdur Rahim

Shah Abdur Rahim (1644-1719) (Ur:شاہ عبدرھیم Hn:शाह अब्दुर्रहीम) 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

1. http://qureshifamily.info/biography.aspx?q=757
2. Sadia Dehlvi (26 December 2012). THE SUFI COURTYARD: DARGAHS OF DELHI. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 234–. ISBN 978-93-5029-473-4.
3. The Pakistan Review. Ferozsons. 1966.
4. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2506300051.html
5. Yoginder Sikand (24 August 2005). Bastions of The Believers: Madrasas and Islamic Education in India. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-93-5214-106-7.
6. https://archive.org/details/RisailShahAbdulRahimDehlavi-UrduTranslation

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