Shah Abdul Wahhab (born 1831)
Shah Abdul Wahhab Sahib رحمه الله | |
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Maqbara of Shah Abdul Wahhab | |
| Title | A'la Hadrat |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Abdul Wahhab 1 Jumādā al-Ūlā 1247 Hijri (19 October 1831) |
| Died | 22 Rabi al- Aakhir 1337 Hijri (25 January 1919 (aged 87)) |
| Resting place | Waranda of Masjid Al-Baqiyat As-Salihat 12°55′11″N 79°08′09″E / 12.919711°N 79.135758°E |
| Region | Tamil Nadu, India |
| Notable work(s) | Islamic Social Reform during the later part of the 19th century, Fight against Bid'ah or Unislamic Innovations in Islam, Founder of Madrasa Al-Baqiyat As-Salihat, |
| Occupation | Muhaddtih, Faqeeh, Historiographer |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Tariqa | Qadiriyya, Chishtiya |
Shah Abdul Wahhab (9 October 1831 – 1921), also known as A'la Hadrat, was a Sunni Islamic scholar and reformer. He was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was from the southern part of India. Like Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi, he was worried about the state of the South Indian Muslims, especially those of Nagore and its nearby regions. In 1857, he founded the Madrasa Al-Baqiyat As-Salihat in Vellore.