Shah Abdur Rahim

Shah Abdur Rahim(Ur شاہ عبدرھیم Hn शाह अब्दुर्रहीम) (1644-1719) was a sufi Syed 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.

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.

Works

He was leading scholar of traditional sciences. Some of his works include

• 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

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