A very large part of the Muslim world appeared indeed, in the last two decades, to have been in severe ferment. The South Asian world of Islam, not only found reverberations of such well-publicised developments, but itself contributed in some important respects to the totality of the phenomens. In conformity with the global trends, the South Asian Muslim world also seemed to have been revolving a great deal around the axle of what was seen as an integral part of ...
