muslim reformers Flashcards
who was shah waliullah?
give at least 5 points
- shah waliullah was a muslim reformer who lived during aurangzeb’s ruling period.
- his father helped in writing the fadwa e alamgiri and founded madressa e rahimiya
- translated the quran into persian so muslims could implement the teachings into their lives
- went to hajj for 8 years
- memorised quran at age 6
- wrote letters to all the muslim leaders about marathas saving islam religion and mughal empire
when was shah waliullah born and when did he die?
haji shariatullah was born in 1703 and died in 1762
what was the biggest contribution of shah waliullah?
- his letter to the muslim leaders - saved the religion and empire - ahmed shah abdali (afghans saved religion bc of him)
- translated the quran into persian - implement teachings - better society - base life on quran
who was haji shariatullah?
Haji Shariatullah was a muslim reformer whose movement was focused in the east of Bengal. his goal was to revive the PURE version of islam. he studied in madressa e rahimiya. came from a farming family and studied in arabia for 19 years. his reform movement is known as faraizi and his followers are called fairz.encouragedhisfollowerstoseekforgivenessakatawbaandopposedbritishzamindars
what was the faraizi movement based on?
the faraizi movement was about duties and obligations. the word fairz literally translates to obligations and responsibilities. he tried hard to make people fulfill their islamic responsibilities. he told his followers to continuosly ask for forgiveness. tried to remove haram things from society.the faraizi movement was made to restore the pride of muslims and remove the hindu influences on islam
describe the faraizi movement
who was mohsin ud din ahmed
mohsin ud din ahmed was the son of haji shariatullah who organised the faraizi movement. he divided the area into circles and each circle had a khalifa who alerted him on the situations of their designated area. he supported the idea of jihad and used it to scare the oppressors at times but never attempted it.
WHO WAS AHMED SHAH BRAILVI?
1786-1831
pathan military force joined as a warrior/imam
founded the jihad movement
fought against british and ranjit singh
won the battle of balakot (1831)
his followers are known as mujahideen
was betrayed by his general and died in action
why did brailvi revive islam?
- ideal person to lead a force against british
- genuinely wanted to revive the pure version of islam
- improve the lives of muslims
- found jihad
- was influenced by many pious people and scholars and influential in the same way
who was nadir shah?
- looted and plundered empire
- persian leader
- 1000 chariots of gold, silver and precious jewels
- peacock throne
- left as soon as he came
who were the zamindars?
- indian landlords/tax creators
- appointed by the british
- small army to assert power
- unfair taxes on muslims
- oppressed by muslims (eg. beard taxes)
- some gave tax collected to british but others kept it to themselves
who was titu mir?
1782 - 1831
- focused in bengal
- resistance vs zamindars of 15,000 men armed only w./ swords
- the british sent the zamindars a 100 soldiers plus 300 sepoys
- he was betrayed by the ruler of balakot and british surprise attack
- overwhelmed in battle and died
