The foremost Islamic scholar and reformer of 18th-century India — a muhaddith, exegete and thinker. He taught at the Madrasa Rahimiyya and authored revivalist works, most famously 'Hujjat Allah al-Baligha.' Buried in Delhi's Mehdiyan cemetery near Delhi Gate, beside his father Shah Abdur Rahim. (Sources: TDV; Wikipedia.)
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- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) · entry “Dihlevî, Şah Veliyyullah”
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