Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Tasavvuf İlmi ve Akademik Araştırma Dergisi, cilt.7, ss.191-210, 2006 (Hakemli Dergi)
A philosophic view to the sufic opinions of Shah Veliullah
Shah Waliullah of Delhi (1703-1762) is one of the most resplendent personalities of Islam during the eighteenth century. His deep erudition, his rare insight into the religious sciences combined with the vigour and dynamism of his thought which could analyse complex sociological situations in the light of religious principles, make him one of the seminal figures in the history of Islamic thought. His Magnum opus Hujjat Allah al-Baligha, which ranks with the Ihya ulum al-din of Imam Ghazzâlî as a classic on the religious philosophy of Islam, ushered in the dawn of a new era in the intellectuel history of modern Islam. The task before the modern Muslim is to rethink the whole system of Islam without completely breaking with the past and, as Iqbal has correctly said, “perhaps the first Muslim who felt the urge of a new spirit in him was Shah Waliullah of Delhi.” This makes all efforts to understand him and his thought relevant to the needs of present day Muslim society.