Shāh Walī Allāh al-Dihlawī

“…traditional Islam in a changing society . Shah Waliullah (1703–1762) was a scholar of Islam who feared that the disunity of India’s Muslims, coupled with the resurgence of its Hindu population, would lead…”

“…century , the Islamically-oriented social philosophy of Shah Waliullah played a huge intellectual role in the Indian subcontinent. It was commonly called upon in opposition to the increasing westernization of India’s upper classes…”