"I say to the kings that the Will of the Almighty God has decreed that you should draw your swords and do not put them back in their sheaths until a Muslims is not made distinct from a mushrik, and the unruly leaders of infidelity and impudence are not relegated to the ranks of subjugation. Make sure that nothing is left in their hands that can incite them to rebellion again.... I say to the military men that God has created you so that you should wage Jihad..."
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as quoted/attributed in A.D. Muztar, Shah Waliullah A Saint Scholar of Muslim India, 1979, pp 80ff. quoted from Religion in politics (1989) by Arun Shourie p 416.
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Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (born 21 February 1703 Moza Phalat, Delhi, died 20 August 1762 Delhi) was an Islamic scholar, muhaddith reformer, historiographer, bibliographer, theologian, and philosopher.
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