"Besides what Shah Sahib feels so sorry about and for which he so bitterly laments is the apathy and negligence on the part of the Muslims towards Jihad which in fact is continuous and permanent. So long as the spirit of Jihad was alive among them, they were made successful and victorious wherever they went, but no sooner it disappeared from them than they were subjugated and held in contempt everywhere. The verse of the Holy Qurāan: āAnd fight on with them until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice andfaithin God altogether and everywhere, but if they cease, verily God does see all that they do,ā clearly points out the necessity of the continuation of Jihad until the emergence of Islam as a dominant force."
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Teachings Of Shah Waliyullah Of Delhi by G.N. Jalbani 1973, also quoted in Religion in politics (1989) by Arun Shourie
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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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