Shah Abdul Aziz

Al Muhaddith Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi (11 October 1746 – 5 June 1824) (Arabic: المُحَدَّث شَاہ عَبْدُ الْعَزِیز دِھْلَوِیْ‎) was one of the Islamic scholars of Hadith in India who is considered as Mujadid of 18th century. He was of the Naqshbandi school of Sufism which emerged from a tradition of violent backlash against the modernization of Sunni culture. This tradition inspired later Sunni fundamentalists, including Aziz's father Shah Waliullah. Aziz was the to declare Hindustan to be Darul Harb.