Islam in India - The Impact of Civilizations

Islam in India - The Impact of Civilizations

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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