Umdat-ul-Fiqh: An Introductory Study

Abstract

Hazrat Maulana Syed Zawwar Hussain Shah is the knowledgeable and
spiritual personality of the 14th century Hijra. There are diverse aspects of his
qualities and perfections. A matchless diversity can easily be found in his
services related to his scholarly works and reformation of Muslim Ummah.
Not only a Translator, Biographer and Poet, but he at the same time, was also
an expert of Islamic Jurisprudence and held the position of a Sheikh of Islamic
Sufi order of Naqshbandi Mujaddiah. Hazrat Shah Sahib authored and
compiled 13 books. The work of Hazrat Shah Sahib in Islamic Jurisprudence
is of extraordinary importance and uniqueness. He has compiled two books
namely: Umdat-ul-Fiqh and Zubdat-ul-Fiqh .
The prime focus this reasearch paper is to present an introductory study on
Shah Sahib's book Umdat-ul-Fiqh, so that common men as wel as nobililty can
understand the status and importance of this book.