فقہ اسلامی میں شاہ ولی اللہ محدث دہلویؒ کے تجدیدی رجحانات (Renewal Trends of Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlavi in Islamic Jurisprudence) Section Articles

Abstract

The chief purpose of this concise paper, as the title implies, is to explore the importance and  character of Shah Waliullah’s thought in Fiqh. Shah Waliullah arguably is one of the most important Muslim scholars in the intellectual history of Muslim civilization. The principal attribute of Shah Waliullah’s thought is its logical coherence. Shah Waliullah’s works contain systematic analysis of various aspects of human condition. Shah Waliullah successfully employs various branches of knowledge including history, sociology, and psychology to expound various topics in his encyclopedic works. This study is an endeavor to understand Shah Waliullah’s thought to explore the modernist and innovative trends in Fiqh in sub-continent. He is being credited with asserting the importance of Quran and Hadith in deriving legal opinions. Moreover he was also inclined towards the community Fiqh or cosmopolitan Fiqh which certainly is the need of modern time. The article sheds light on the life and times of Shah Waliullah some features of his innovative thought in the context of Fiqh.