Religious Thinkers

 Who was Ahmed Shah Durrani? {4}

Ahmad shah Abdali was:
 Founder of Durrani empire
 regarded to be the father of Afghanistan
 Born in 1722 in Herat city of Afghanistan
 His reign was between1744-1772
 Had only one heir Timur Shah Durrani
 He fought in many battles including Third Battle of Panipat in 1761
and also won it.
He is known for being the most, cruel & ambitious invader that ever came
from Afghanistan to rule or robe India

 Did Haji Shariatullah contributed more to the spread of Islam than

anyone else in the subcontinent before 1850? Explain your answer

 What was Faraizi movement? {4}

 This was basically a movement, started by Haji Shariatullah who
observed that Muslims from Bengal are losing their reputation in the
region as now the ruling power British preferred working with the
Zamindars (owners of expanded land) who were mainly Hindu’s not only
this Muslims were struggling to find proper educational opportunities.
Observing this, Haji Shariatullah thought of reminding Muslims of the
religious obligations (Faraiz), he also started it to remove Hindu
practices that had made its way into Islamic society. Not only this, he
also worked for peasants rights, these Haji Shariatullah’s points of
interest later became the movement’s main motives. However this rising
force worried British and Hindu so they exiled Haji Shariatullah to
Nawabganj, Dhaka district, where he died in 1840. His son, Mohsin-ud-
din followed his father’s footsteps and continued to work on the
Movement’s main motives, he was clever and so he divided Bengal in
circles each circle had a Khalifa who was responsible for the area’s
peace. After Mohsin-ud-din movement died out.
 What was jihad movement? {4}
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 Why did Shah Walliullah have such a major influence on the revival
of Islam? {7}

 Describe the achievement of Shah Waliullah in reviving Islam.