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Lets see what Hazrat Maulana Shah Ismail Shaheed sahab has to say in this regard..
in his book Abaqat (being an exposition of Hazrat Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi 's Sat’aat and Lam’aat).
Translated by Prof. G.N Jalbani of Sindh university. Provides an interesting info on this subject. Shall type out a few pages.

Pg. 7-9

Preface

Abaqat (diffusions of Perfume) is the nearest source towards the understanding of the philosophy of Hazrat Shah waliullah Muhaddith dehlvi(rah). The author has attempted successfully at explaining clearly some of the mystical and philosophical points which had been summarily mentioned by Hazrat Shah sahib (rah) whom he considers as the “best of investigators ( Afdhal –ul- Muhaqqiqin)”.

He was deeply impressed by his two famous treatises ‘Lamahaat’ and ‘Sat’aat’ which cover two third of his field of philosophy.

In consequence, he prepared his ‘Abaqat’ which more or less is an elucidation of their substance. On the strength of these two works in particular, He has given preference to him over Shaikh Akbar Ibn ul Arabi (rah) and Hazrat Imam Rabbani (rah).

Though Shah Shaheed (rah) was not a mystic but at times, the mystical revelations were made to him. His discussions on the esoteric science in his book are an indication to the vast knowledge he possessed about mysticism, philosophy and the traditional literature. He had written this book in the form of a text with an intention to follow it with a commentary but he did not live to do so. This is the reason why it is difficult to understand certain points without elaboration.

The translator had before him two urdu translations of the ‘Abaqat’, the printed one by Hazrat Maulana Manazir Ahsan Geelani sahab (rah) and the other in the shape of a manuscript once dictated by the late Maulana Ubaidullah sindhi sahab (rah) in Mecca when he was in exile.

If these translations had not been there, it would have been impossible for him to undertake such a hard task. Though this English rendering may not be claimed as completely free from defects, but inspite of that it will be found interesting and instructive particularly for those persons inclined towards mysticism and philosophy.

G.N Jalbani
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