Western Scholarly Works On Shah Wali Allah And His Universal Thoughts

Abstract

Shah Wali Allah (R.A) was a great Muslim scholar of 18^th century from the sub-continent. His thoughts and teachings were international and had worldwide influence. He formulated his ideas nearly a century before the well-known reformers of the world like Karl Marx and Adam Smith.

            A reasonable research work has been done on Shah Wali Allah's books, thoughts terminologies and his movements in almost every part of the world. Especially the west and the western scholars have laboriously studied Shah Wali Allah and contributed to a better understanding of his thoughts. These research works consist of the translations of his books   in the western languages, research thesis for Ph.D degrees and research articles for different journals. A large number of European universities and other publishing companies also played an important role and helped in researching and printing these researches.

            In this article the universal approach of Shah Wali Allah’s thoughts is described with a brief detail of some research works conducted on him and his works in Europe. This also provides awareness of the importance of Shah Wali Allah’s thoughts in Europe and the various related aspects to his teachings. Moreover, the comprehension and analytical approach of the Europeans on Shah Wali Allah can be observed as well.