WORK: -was highly knowledgable -translated the Quran into persian -wrote 51 books -influenced in politics -defeated the Marathas — IMPORTANCE: -1st muslim thinker -his madrassa carried on -provided inspiration -his writings were largely understood -he believed in unity and not sactarian division -inspired many future leaders

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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

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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

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-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

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

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-Why were the writings of SWU important?

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