Author: Asghar Ali Engineer
Publisher: Shipra Publications
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 175
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8175411155
Description
This book contains erudite essays by noted scholars in Islam from various countries. Islam in India has richly contributed to its culture and civilization. There is no area in which Islam’s impact has not been felt in India.
From architecture to music to painting to historiography Muslims have left their imprint in every field. The renowned scholars in respective fields have contributed their essays to this volume.
The readers will immensely benefit from reading this volume about impact of Islam on Indian culture, whether they are scholars or lay readers, they will benefit from study of this volume.
Contents
Introduction
The Role of Ibn Battuta in Writing the History of India
India’s Interface with Islam
Slavery and Kingship among the Indian Gentry in the Late Eighteenth Century
Indo-Islamic Cultural Interface
Sufi Tradition and its Impact on Religious Thought
Two Textual Paradigms of Nationalism in the Middle Period Thought of Maulana Azad
Indian Response to Islam
Islamic Approaches to Nationhood and Nation Building
A Synthesis of Indo-Islamic Culture and the Role of Muslim Women
India’s Contribution to Development of Islamic sciences
India’s Contribution to Arabic Literature
Index
Contributors