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Book SynopsisIslam in South Asia: Revised, Enlarged and Updated Second Edition traces the roots and development of Muslim presence in South Asia. Trajectories of normative notions of state-building and the management of diversity are elaborated in four clusters, augmented by topical subjects in excursuses and annexes offering an array of Muslim voices. The enormous time span from 650 to 2019 provides for a comprehensive and plural canvas of the religious self-presentation of South Asian Muslims. Making use of the latest academic works and historical materials, including first-hand accounts ranging from official statements to poetry, Malik convincingly argues that these texts provide sufficient evidence to arrive at an interpretation of quite a different character. With major and substantial revisions, changes, abridgements and additions follow the academic literature produced during the last decades.
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Abbreviations Introduction Part 1: Early Muslim Expansion & Cultural Encounter 1 Muslim Expansion: Trade, Military & the Quest for Political Authority in South Asia (Approx. 700–1300) Excursus: Historiography & Sources Annex: al-Baladhuri, al-Biruni 2 Muslim Space & Religious Specialists (Approx. 1000–1300s) Annex: ʿAli Kufi, al-Hujwiri, Ganj-e Shakar Part 2: The Establishment of Muslim Empires: Between Islamic & Islamicate 3 Slaves, Sultans & Dynasties (Approx. 1000–1400) Excursus: Shiʿis Annex: Nizam al-Din Awliyaʾ, al-Barani, Chiragh-e Dehli, Amir Khusraw 4 Muslim Heterogeneity: Margins Becoming Centres of Muslim Power (Approx. 1300–1500) Excursus: Caste Annex: Hamadani, Maneri, Chakki-nama & Charkha-nama, al-Maʿbari 5 Cultural Integration towards a Politics of Universal Dominion: The Mughals (Approx. 1450–1650) Excursus: Conversion & Mission Annex: Gulbadan, ʿAbd al-Hakim, Dabistan-e Madhahib, Badayuni, Dara Shikoh, Sirhindi 6 From Universal Dominion to Principalities (Approx. 1650–1800) Annex: Zeb al-Nisa, Wali Allah, ʿAbd al-Latif, Bullhe Shah Part 3: Territorial States & Colonial Rule: Accommodation & Differentiation of Muslim Cultures 7 Regional States, National Markets & European Expansion (Approx. 1700–1800) Excursus: Islamic Endowments Annex: Shahr-e ashob 8 Cultural Encounter, Reciprocities & Muslim Responses (Approx. 1750–1870) Annex: Lalon Shah, Shah ʿAbd al-ʿAziz, Shah Ghulam ʿAli 9 From Appropriation to Collision & Colonial Stabilisation (Approx. 1820–1900) Excursus: The Language Issue—Urdu Annex: Risala & fatwa 1857; Ghalib, Shahr-e ashob 1857 10 Institutionalisation of Muslim Communities & the Quest for a New Islamicity (Approx. 1860–1900) Excursus: Gender Annex: Altaf Hussain “Hali”, Sayyid Ahmad Khan, Shibli Nuʿmani 11 Colonial Reforms, the Khilafat Movement & Muslim Nationalism (ca. 1900–1947) Excursus: Communalism Annex: Fatwa-ye Hijrat 1920, Nazrul Islam, Rahmat ʿAli, Rashid Jahan Part 4: Negotiating Muslim Pluralism & Singularity 12 The Muslim Public Divided (Approx. 1930–1960s) Annex: Madani, Abu al-Kalam Azad, Mawdudi, Naqi Naqwi 13 The Integration of Nation-State & Secession (Approx. 1947–1990s) Excursus: Islamic Fundamentalism, Political Islam & Post-Islamism Annex: Bhashani, I.H. Qureshi, Abdul Gafur Hali 14 From the Pulpit to the Parade Ground & Religious Violence (Approx. 1970–2018) Annex: Benazir Bhutto, Asma Jahangir, Fahmida Riaz, Ghamidi 15 Indian Muslims or Muslim Indians? (Approx. 1947–2018) Excursus: The Social Structure of Muslims in India Annex: Wahiduddin Khan, Hilal Ahmed, Rakhshanda Jalil, Zoya Hasan Afterword Bibliography Glossary Chronology Index of Names Index of Places, Rivers & Regions Index of Keywords
