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a platform for their voices to be heard and their concerns to be addressed. In response to the oppression faced by the Muslim farmers, Titu Mir organized armed resistance against the British and the local landlords who supported their exploitative policies. Through this armed resistance, Titu Mir aimed to protect the interests and rights of the Muslim farming community. Shāh Walī Ullāh was the pioneer figure to work for the resurgence of Islam and was the first one to state that Muslims downfall was due to neglecting the principles of Islam. Shāh Walī Ullāh was one of the Muslim reformers who thought Muslims were ignorant about Islam and the teachings of the Holy Qur´ān. So, he emphasized on the Long Questions Q: How important was Shāh Walī Ullāh in the spread of Islam in the sub-continent before 1850? Explain your answer. OR [14] Q: Was the work of Shāh Walī Ullāh the most important factor in the revival of Islam in the sub-continent during the 17th and 18th centuries? Give reasons to your answers. [14] Q: Did Shāh Walī Ullāh contribute more to the spread of Islam than anyone else in the sub-continent before 1850? Explain your answer. OR [14] Q: Was the work of Sayyid Aḥmad Barelvī the most important factor in the revival of Islam in the sub-continent during the 17th and 18 th centuries? Give reasons to your answers. OR [14] Q: Did Ḥājī Shari‘at Ullāh contribute more to the spread of Islam than anyone else in the sub-continent before 1850? Explain your answer. OR [14] Q: Who of the following was the most important in the spread of Islam during the 17th and 18th centuries? i- Shāh Walī Ullāh; ii- Sayyid Aḥmad Shahīd; iii- Ḥājī Shari‘at Ullāh Explain your answer with reference to all three of the above [14] Shāh Walī Ullāh was one of the first Muslim thinkers to state the reasons of Muslims’ downfall and the later movements were the off shoots of Shāh Walī Ullāh’s work. Q: Who were Zamindār? [4] • Zamindārs were landlords and tax collectors. • They were wealthy and some of them had their own private armies. • After the death of Aurangzeb, they were resisting to accept rule of any new emperor. • Muslims were oppressed by Zamindār from 1800’s onwards. • Krishnā Devā Rāi, was a zamindār who imposed beard tax on Muslims. • Tītū Mīr was a great Bengali freedom fighter who led the farmers against the oppressions of zamindars. •He advised Muslims not to pay any of such taxes.