SHAH WALIULLAH AS A MACRO-SOCIOLOGIST: AN ANALYSIS
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https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i3.403Abstract
This research paper describes the sociological contributions of Shah Waliullah. His period of life was famous for political instability, social degeneration, moral deterioration and religious decadence. An all-round decline was visible. In such a suffering state of affairs Shah Waliullah appeared as political, religious and social reformist. He focused on moderation and justice for a purpose to oust society from the quagmire of social vices. Along with this, he also adopted a rational approach rather than traditional methodology to have remedy for social pathologies. In this line, he imparted the concept of the development of society. He has used word Irtiqafat for the development of society in his scholarship Hujjaj Allah al-Baligha. This research paper discusses the social evolution of society which gets completed in four stages.
Keywords: Shah Waliullah, Sociology
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