History Section 1

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?