Shah Abdul Aziz
| Born | 1745 CE [1] |
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| Died | 1823 CE [1] or 1823 CE [1][2] |
| Era | Medieval era |
| Region | scholar |
| School | Sunni [2] |
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Al Muhaddith Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi ( 1745- 1823 [1] or d 1823 CE [1][2]) (Arabic: المحدث شاه عبدالعزيز دهلاوي) was one of the great Sunni Islamic scholar scholars of Hadith in India.[2]
Biography
Shah Abdul Aziz was the eldest son of Shah Waliullah was only 17 years old when Shah Waliullah died. He took over as the teacher of Hadith in place of his father, and later became famous as the Muhaddith of Delhi (just like his father) and one of India's greatest Irs.
Teachers
He was taught by his father, Shah Waliullah Dehlvi (R'A), as well as by his father's two students, Khwaja Aminullah and Shah Muhammad Ashiq. He also received permission in the Qadiriya, Chistiyya, Suhrawardiyya and Naqshbandiya orders of Sufism from his father, Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi.
Legacy
Works
He wrote and dictated several books,[1] even if some differ on the number (from fifty to nearly two hundred):[3]
- Taufa Ithna Ashari (Gift to the Twelvers) [1]
- Sirush Shahadhathayn
- Fatawa Aziz, another famous book, is the collection of Fatawa (questions and answers on religious issue) [1]
- Tafsir Fath al-Aziz or Tafsir-i-Aziz (in Persian) [1]
See also
- List of Islamic scholars