(1275AH / 1859CE. 1365AH / 1937CE) was a well-known Islamic scholar of 14 century. He was a brilliant great Islamic scholar in reanimated of Doctrine of finality of prophethood in Subcontinent.
He was a great religious and spiritual figure scholar, poet, preacher, commentator, jurist, Sufi and a great personality of the 19th century in the Islamic world. He used Quranic and Hadith phrases, carrying various theories of Islam. He also commented critically on Mr Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani’s teachings especially and used the metaphors of the Qur’anic, Hadithic and Arabic literature, which are the greatest attributes of his poetry, and proof of his deep fascination with the Qur’an and Hadith.
He is known to have rendered invaluable services to the true cause of true Islam at that time of British Raj. The rise and ascendency of west and fall of Muslims in political, economic and intellectual fields led them to many religious problems and issues too. It was during this period of adversity for the Muslims of Indo-Pak that, with the socio-political tactic of the then British Government of India, there arose many dissentions and vitiations like Shirk, Bid’ah and refusal of the finality of the Prophet-hood. He actively guided the Muslims to believe in the absolute oneness of Allah as Allah alone is entitled to Man’s worship and adoration and in the Prophet-hood of Muhammad particularly its finality for all time to come constitute the two basic credence of Islam. He not only addressed all these issues but also advised the Muslims of Indo-Pak to stick to the teachings of Quran and Hadith. In this article the role of Pir Syed Mehr Ali Shah for correcting the beliefs and deeds of the Muslim society of the Indo-Pak have been discussed and his efforts specially reforming the belief of Tawhīd, finality of the Prophet-hood of Muhammad, and misconceptions about other beliefs and difference between Sunnah and Bid’ah have been focused. In the perspective of the current situation faced by our country & Muslim Ummah, it is quite necessary for our society to seek guidance from the teachings of the Pir Syed Mehr Ali Shah Golrvi to solve the differences between masses and reforming the beliefs and deeds mistakenly adopted by our society by the influence of West and illiterate spiritualists.
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