Mughal Emperor Sultan Aurangzeb Alamgir : Bad Ruler or Bad History?

[pluto]

i dont' have the time to read all the posts, nor do i intend to, but i know for a fact that Emperor Aurangzeb was a pious and saintly man. Period.

[pluto]

what sort of a forum is this if it does not allow me to contact a user (post-er)? or is it that i'am missing trick? but when i click on 'Saad', it says that i'm not allowed to see his profile. or is it that the forum thinks i'm gay?

[Saad]

what sort of a forum is this if it does not allow me to contact a user (post-er)? or is it that i'am missing trick? but when i click on 'Saad', it says that i'm not allowed to see his profile. or is it that the forum thinks i'm gay?

Assalam o alaykum,

There is no option of private messaging on this forum.

What do you need to contact me for?

[pluto]

Assalam o alaykum,

There is no option of private messaging on this forum.

What do you need to contact me for?

w/s brother saad, i do understand that private messaging between the opposite sex could be barred, but why is it barred between the same sex?? hard to understand, but, whatever, i just wanted to thank you for insightful and dedicated posts and also could u tell me where can i buy or get books on islamic literature (deoband certified) history (in english) so that i could read about our Titans? would be of immense help.

JazakAllah.

[Saad]

and also could u tell me where can i buy or get books on islamic literature (deoband certified) history (in english) so that i could read about our Titans? would be of immense help.

JazakAllah.

Assalam o alaykum,

Some of the books I would recommend are:

Saviours of Islamic Spirit - Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi

Aap Beeti- An Autobiography - by Shaykh Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi

The Prisoners of Malta (Asiran-e Malta) - by Maulana Syed Muhammad Mian

The Rise and Fall of Muslims - Maulana Sa'eed Ahmad Akbarabadi

Tipu Sultan: A Life History - by Muhammad Ilyas Nadvi

The Muqaddimah - An Introduction to History - by Ibn Khaldun

You can also go through this link.

[pluto]

Some of the books I would recommend are:

JazakAllah

[hozaifah786]

I wonder at the fact that Aurangzeb never went for Hajj though. I realize that he had a very busy career but how excusable is that in the Sharia? It's a similar situation with Salahuddin. May Allah have mercy on them and on us.

Assalamualaykum

I am sorry for my very limited knowledge (May Allah shower me with knowledge Ameen). But was Salahuddin Sunni or Shiah? As I have heard form friends that he was Shiah. Anyone know?

Jazakallah

[Saad]

Assalamualaykum

But was Salahuddin Sunni or Shiah? As I have heard form friends that he was Shiah. Anyone know?

Jazakallah

Assalam o alaykum,

He was Sunni and Shafi in fiqh.

[Ali al-Hanafi]

The Rise and Fall of Muslims - Maulana Sa'eed Ahmad Akbarabadi

Hadhrat,

Overall this is a good book and it does a good job in providing a brief yet beneficial summary of the different dynasties that ruled the Islamic world from the time of the righteous Khulafa (Allah is pleased with them), right down to 19th century India but I was shocked at some of the things written about Hadhrat Sayyiduna Uthman, Hadhrat Sayyiduna Ali and Hadhrat Sayyiduna Mu'awiya (Allah is pleased with them all) and from what I can remember of it, some of the language used towards them was highly inappropriate and disrespectful. I don't know whether or not this is due to erros in translation or if the same is also written in the original Urdu but nonetheless, I would advise anyone reading it to bear this in mind. This factor also raises the question, in my mind at least, that if indeed the author made such major mistakes in researching the history of the three illustrious personalities named above, how reliable must the rest of his research be? I don't have the book at the moment as I have leant it to someone, else I would have quoted some of it to illustrate my point. Off the top of my head, he accuses Hadhrat Sayyiduna Mu'awiya (Allah is pleased with him) of tribalism and unjustly favouring his family, accuses Hadhrat Sayyiduna Ali (Allah is pleased with him) of being naive and as mentioned aready, is also critical of Hadhrat Sayyiduna Uthman (Allah is pleased with him). The fact that this was coming from a Mawlana made it worse and then there's also a forward to the book by Mawlana Mufti Ateeq ur Rahmaan Sahib too. Perhaps the latter never read the book and just wrote the forward by skimming through it as we know is the norm but if the author has written such things, it's inexcusable as far as I am concerned and raises serious questions about his academic ability. Allah knows best.

[Saad]

Hadhrat,

Assalam o alaykum,

JazakAllah for this valuable information.

Is Mawlana Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi and Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi the same person?

Here is something about Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi and his history in Monthly Bayyanat.

http://www.banuri.edu.pk/ur/node/395