The conclusive argument from God =
Subtitle: Shāh Walī Allāh of Delhi's Hujjat Allāh al-bāligha
By: translated by Marcia K. Hermansen.
Contributors: Hermansen, Marcia K., 1951-
Series: Islamic philosophy, theology, and science,; v. 25
Publisher: E.J. Brill
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Leiden; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 506
Subjects: Islam -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Shāh Walī Allāh of Delhi's Hujjat Allāh al-bāligha
Description: The Conclusive Argument from God is the master work of Shah Wali Allah of Delhi (1762), considered to be the most important Muslim thinker of pre-modern South Asia. This work, originally written in Arabic, represents a synthesis of the Islamic intellectual disciplines authoritative in the eighteenth century.

In order to argue for the rational, ethical and spiritual basis for the implementation of the hadith injunctions of the Prophet Muhammad, Shah Wali Allah develops a cohesive schema of the metaphysical, psychological, and social knowledge of his time. This work provides an extensive and detailed picture of Muslim theology and interpretive strategies on the eve of the modern period and is still evoked by numerous contemporary Islamic movements.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [479]-482) and indexes.