Mawlana [‘Ubayd Allah] Sindhi writes regarding Shah Isma‘il Shahid in Kitab al-Tamhid:
‘‘I had read the Shah’s Taqwiyat al-Iman prior to professing Islam. Thus, it benefited me immensely in the rejection of polytheism. In fact, in one aspect, this book became a means to my accepting Islam. Therefore, Imam Muhammad Isma‘il is my teacher and Imam, and I have great love for him, just as people have love for the Imams of their respective madh-habs.’’
Shah Wali Allah Awr Unki Siyasi Tehrik, p. 67 (footnote) (Lahore: Sindh Sagir Academy, 2008 ed. ) by Mawlana ‘Ubayd Allah Sindhi
Pearls of the Elders 
October 26, 2010 at 8:49 pm
salam,
Is this the same shaykh who wrote:
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November 1, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Wa ‘alaykum salam,
No, it isn’t.
October 26, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Mawlana Shah Ismail Shaheed’s Taqwiyat-ul-Iman is one of the best book on Monotheism I have read. I liked it so much that after reading in Urdu, I bought in English and read it in English. May Allah have mercy on Shah Ismail.
I didn’t know that Mawlana Sindhi converted to Islam. What was his faith prior to accepting Islam!
October 26, 2010 at 11:41 pm
As-salam ‘alaykum,
He was Sikh.