Shah Abdur Rahim

Shah Abdur Rahim(Ur شاہ عبدرھیم Hn शाह अब्दुर्रहीम) (1644-1719) was a sufi Syed^[1] and a scholar 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 was descendant of Abdul Azeez and became a disciple of Khwaja Khurd son of Khawaja Baqi billah a revered Sufi of Delhi. He got the training under learned Chishti Sufis. 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 illustrious 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

See also

• Imam Ahmed Raza Khan
• Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri
• Hamid Raza Khan
• Abdul Aleem Siddiqi
• Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri
• Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui

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