Shah Abdul Wahhab Sahib رحمه الله | |
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Title | A'la Hadrat |
Personal | |
Born | Abdul Wahhab 1 Jumādā al-Ūlā 1247 Hijri (19 October 1831)[1] |
Died | 22 Rabi al- Aakhir 1337 Hijri (25 January 1919 (aged 87))[1] |
Resting place | Waranda of Masjid Al-Baqiyat As-Salihat 12°55′11″N 79°08′09″E / 12.919711°N 79.135758°E |
Religion | Islam |
Region | Tamil Nadu, India |
Denomination | Sunni |
Notable work(s) | Islamic Social Reform during the later part of the 19th century, Fight against Bid'ah or Unislamic Innovations in Islam, Founder of Madrasa Al-Baqiyat As-Salihat, |
Tariqa | Qadiriyya, Chishtiya |
Occupation | Muhaddtih[broken anchor], Faqeeh, Historiographer |
Shah Abdul Wahhab (9 October 1831 – 1921) (Tamil:அஃலா ஹள்ரத் மவ்லானா ஷாஹ் அப்துல் வஹ்ஹாப்), (Arabic: اعلى حضرت مولانا شاه عبد الوهّاب) born Shah Abdul Wahhab, also known as (A'la Hadrat, A'la Hazrat, Ala Hadrat, Ala Hazrat) (Tamil:அஃலா ஹள்ரத்,அஃலா ஹஜ்ரத்), was a Sunni Islamic scholar and reformer of the late 19th and early 20th Century from the southern part of India. Like Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi he was worried about the state of Muslims of South India, especially those of Nagore and its nearby regions. He founded the Madrasa Al-Baqiyat As-Salihat in Vellore in the year 1857.[2][3]