Uswa Zanib

SWU was born in 21 feb 1703 His father founded madrassa rahimya His father died in 1718 In 1724 he went for hajj In 1732 he returned to Delhi

WORK: -was highly knowledgable -translated the Quran into persian -wrote 51 books -influenced in politics -defeated the Marathas

Beliefs: -Reform had to come from the muslim community itself -Problems were due to lack of knowledge of Quran and Islam -Their lives should be based on fundamental principles of islam -Quranic teachings to be more accesible

-Battle of panipat happened in 1761 b/w marathas and afghan gnrl -Battle of Plassey in 1757 b/w sirajul daulah and robert clive -Battle of buxar in 1764 b/w mir qasim, mughal emperor and nawab of oudh against British

-How important were religious reforms of SWU? -Explain why SWU was an imp. figure for muslims in 18th cent.?

-Why were the writings of SWU important?