Al-Budur Al- Bazighah: The Rising Moons

Al-Budur-Al-Bazighah is a philosophical work of Shah Waliyullah. In this work he has discussed many philosophical points. He does not take philosophy as probing into the subtleties of speculation in which philosophers are interested, or knowing the reality of the discloseres made by the mystics in intuitive state of mind. Philosophy to him is a science that guides man in his living and towards attaining knowledge of sciences to be acquired by him. He does not consider it to mean creating a theoretical picture in the mind, nor does he consider it creating remote possibilites and subtleties which are of no avail. He thinks it to be something which satisfies and convinces the mind.

Ahmad b. Abd-ur-Rahim popularly known as Waliyullah (1702-1763 AD) was born in the outskirts of Delhi at a time when the Mughal empire was showing signs of decline. He wrote a number of books on various sub- jects, which testify to his scholarship and deep thinking. All these books, except the present one- - Al-Budur Al-Bazighah have been rendered into different languages. The present translator has undertaken the job in a humble way of rendering Al-Budur Al-Bazighah into English, and to do his best to make it understandable. The translation of a work of this nature, however, cannot be claimed to be completely free from mistakes. It may, however, pave the way for further efforts at improvement.
In this work, Shah Waliyullah has discussed many philosophical points He does not take philosophy as probing into the subtleties of speculation in which philosophers are interested, or knowing the reality of the disclosures made by the mystics in an intuitive state of mind. Philosophy to him is a science that guides man in his living and towards attaining knowledge of sciences to be acquired by him. He does not consider it to mean creating a theoretical picture in the mind, nor does he consider it creating remote possibilities and subtleties which are of no avail. He thinks it to be something which satisfies and convinces the mind. Besides, it may not be a reserve merely of the select few. The late Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi used to recommend this book to those who are interested in understanding philosophy.