Indian Muslims: Precepts and Practices

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In the contemporary Indian society, Muslims are facing several problems. They are at the crossroads from where they find difficulties in choosing the right path to move. In the present volume, an attempt has been made to remove the stereotype images and unfounded assumptions cropped up both in media as well as in intellectual disciplines. In the sociological literature, they are still the subject of speculations and predictions. Even in empirical studies, alien theoretical models are frequently used to understand and explain their social behaviour, institutional structure and civilization ethos. The Islamic values and institutions are not seen in wholistic framework but in a mutilated form. As a result, Islam has become most misunderstood and misinterpreted religion and community. This volume addresses to these problems and also tries to bring these issues in true perspective which may be helpful in drawing out the policies for the development of Indian Muslims. Academics, activists, administrators, policy makers, social workers and general readers may find this book useful in understanding and dealing with the socio-economic and cultural problems of the Indian Muslims.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Noor Mohammad

Noor Mohammad, (b. 1942), after obtaining his M.A. degree in Geography from the University of Gorakhpur with a first class first, joined Aligarh Muslim University in 1965 as a Junior Research Fellow. He was awarded the degree of University in 1965 as a Junior Research Fellow. He was awarded the degree of Ph.D. in 1969 and joined Kirori Mal College in the same year. Since 1976 Prof. Mohammad is associated with the Delhi School of Economics as Lecturer, Reader, Professor, Head of the Department and Co-ordinator UGC-SAP and is teaching geography to post-graduate and supervising research studies in the Department of Geography. Eight scholars have been admitted to Ph.D. degrees and about 40 scholars have been awarded M.Phil. degrees under his supervision. Prof. Mohammad is actively engaged in research in the field of agricultural geography, landuse and planning and population geography and has published more than 5 dozen research papers to his credit in many scholarly referred journals. His books on agricultural Landuse in India and Caste and Primary Occupations: A Geographical analysis have been very well received and have won wide acclaim in Indian and Foreign Universities. Prof. Mohammad has edited Perspectives in Agricultural Geography (in Five Volumes) under concepts International series in Geography which has been well taken the world over.