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Shah Ismail Dehlvi | |
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_,_Balakot.jpg) Grave of Shah Ismail in Balakot | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 26 April 1779 |
| Died | 6 May 1831 (aged 52) |
| Religion | Islam |
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| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Independent (Salafi)[1] |
| Creed | Athari[2][3][4] |
| Notable work(s) | Taqwiyatul Imaan |
| Alma mater | Madrasah-i Rahimiyah |
| Known for | Battle of Balakot (1831) |
| Relatives | Shah Waliullah (grand-father) |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Shah Abdul Aziz |
Shah Ismail Dehlvi (26 April, 1779 – 6 May, 1831) was an Indian Islamic scholar and Salafi-oriented Sufi and theologian.[5] He was an active member in the jihad proclaimed by Sayyid Ahmad of Raebareli with the support of Pashtun tribes against the Sikh Empire, which ruled northwest India with their base in Punjab in the early half of the 19th century. He is considered as an important influence on the Ahl-i Hadith and the Deobandi movement.[2][3][6]
- ^ Stephens, Julia (2018). "4: Ritual and the Authority of Reason". Governing Islam: Law, Empire, and Secularism in South Asia. University Printing House, Cambridge CB2 8BS, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. pp. 111, 113. doi:10.1017/9781316795477. ISBN 978-1-107-17391-0. S2CID 165575919.
While linked with the Waliullah legacy, Sayyid Ahmad and Shah Ismail's style was far more antagonistic and less subtle than earlier critiques of taqlid. They relentlessly attacked customary rituals that they believed were not soundly based in the Quran and hadith, often enraging other Muslims in the process.. By suggesting that common Muslims did not need the guidance of learned scholars or religious leaders, Shah Ismail advanced a far more radical critique of taqlid than did Shah Waliullah. Arguing that the meaning of divine texts was self-evident,.. Shah Ismail argued for a literalist approach to texts, which eliminated the risk that the imposition of interpretative interventions, rooted in human reasoning (aql), would distort the true meaning of the Quran and hadith.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b Profile of Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh on Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 16 August 2018
- ^ a b Profile of Dehlvi on books.google.com website Retrieved 16 August 2018
- ^ Sinan Siyech, Mohammed (4 February 2020). "What Makes a Movement Violent: Comparing the Ahle Hadith (Salafists) in India and Pakistan". MEI. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
- ^ Khan, Rehan (3 February 2020). "Shah Ismail Dehlawi, a Grandson of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Represented a Fusion of Sufism with Salafism". New Age Islam. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
- ^ Sinan Siyech, Mohammed (4 February 2020). "What Makes a Movement Violent: Comparing the Ahle Hadith (Salafists) in India and Pakistan". MEI. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.