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The learned and holy men of Farangi Mahall were the consolidators in India of the rationalist traditions of Islamic scholarship derived from Iran. These were encapsulated in a renowned and widely used syllabus which they created and which became the dominant system of Indian Islamic education from the eighteenth century. These traditions represented a confident and flexible Islamic understanding which, many felt, had the capacity to preserve Islam even while ...
It is all too rarely realized that one third of the world's Muslim population lives in South Asia. These Muslims have played a major part in both Islamic history and Indian history. The essays in this volume address key themes in these histories: The nature of conversion to Islam, The introduction of print and religious change among the Muslim, The move from other-worldly to this-worldly religion and the emergence of individualism, Approaches to understanding ...
Two most important developments in world history over the past two centuries have been the expansion of Western power and the revival of Islam. Being a key focus of British imperialism and an important site of Muslim revivalism, South Asia has played a central role in both these processes. Written over a decade, this topical collection explains the mechanics of the Muslim revival, how it interacted with British power in creating the modern Muslim world, and the ...