LIFE OF SHAH WALIYULLAH

LIFE OF SHAH WALIYULLAH
G.N. Jalbani
This small volume has a rich store of information about Shah Waliyullah’s life, mainly gathered from his writings. What chiefly characterizes it is the collection of data in relation to the dates of some of his compositions. Bibliography and Index.
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It must be borne in mind, he says that the revolution cannot be brought by mere talks, prayers
and pious hopes. For that, people will have to give their blood, will have to work ceaselessly and
sometimes to undergo the hardships of exilement. But by revolution, Shah Wali Allah means, that
form of revolution which may bring in its wake insecurity and chaos in the country. The sum and
substance of his teachings and philosophy is to break the old order and replace it by a new one which
may satisfy the requirements of the changing times. Until and unless the old order is substituted by
the new, progressive one, there will be no proper development in the various fields of life. The messengers
who were sent by Allah were revolutionaries. Had they not been revolutionaries, there would have been
no oppostion to them. But, because they wanted to introduce the law, their people did not like this and
they thus rose against them. The Prophet Jesus who was an emblem of mercy and kindness had also
enjoined upon his followers always to keep their swords sharp and ready for fight in self-defence.