Strengthening of the Faith

<p><span>At a time when the general milieu in the subcontinent of India was overwhelmed by the powers</span></p><p><span>of darkness and the soundness of Faith was reeling under the potentially threatening squalls and</span></p><p><span>the blinding forages of superstitions and paganism Allah the Almighty by dint of His special</span></p><p><span>blessing sent a personality who by the strength of his Faith knowledge and rhetoric dissipated</span></p><p><span>the redoubtable forces of depravity and smashed the self-made idols of Shirk (polytheism) and</span></p><p><span>Bid'ah (innovations in religion) and established the base of pure Tauhid (Islamic Monotheism).</span></p><p><span>This great personality was Shah Ismail Muhaddith Dehlawi {May Allah have mercy on him}</span></p><p><span>who was the grandson of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi a man of profound knowledge and great name</span></p><p><span>to be reckoned with in terms of his authentic scholarship among the most qualified and famous</span></p><p><span>celebrities of his time. The services which he has rendered for the reformation of Ummah and his</span></p><p><span>undertaking the task of Da'wah (the mission of propagating Islam); especially after the previous</span></p><p><span>works of Shaikhul-Islam Imam Ibn Taimiyah and Muhammad bin AbdulWahhab are absolutely</span></p><p><span>unforgettable and shall always be cherished in our minds. His status is specially far more</span></p><p><span>prominent and elevated due to the fact that he not only carried on with his struggle on the strength</span></p><p><span>of his pen and tongue but he practically joined Tahreek-ul-Mujahidin (the first Islamic Mujahid</span></p><p><span>movement) under the inspiring leadership of Saiyid Ahmad Shaheed and achieved martyrdom in</span></p><p><span>his armed struggle against the Sikhs at Balakot and hence set an ideal example for the weak</span></p><p><span>incapacitated and oppressed Muslims of India.</span></p><p><span>The age of Shah Ismail Shaheed was infested and contaminated with the poisonous atmosphere of</span></p><p><span>Shirk and innovations. The Indian Muslims under the influence of the Hindu mythological faith</span></p><p><span>had entered such rituals and beliefs in Islam that they even surpassed the ones observed during</span></p><p><span>the pre-Islamic period (in terms of their polytheistic rituals).</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>