UID:
almafu_9959658151102883
Format:
1 online resource (179 p.)
ISBN:
9783112208687
Series Statement:
Islamkundliche Untersuchungen ; 292
Content:
This book seeks to outline Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s approach to the Muslim cause in British India. Hailed by his supporters – mainly Muslim nationalists in South Asia – as a great leader, and criticized scathingly by his opponents and dubbed as a ‘toady’ or ‘sycophant’ of the British, Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan remains, hitherto, a very controversial personality. Be that as it may, no one can deny his decisive role in shaping his co-religionists’ destiny in the Indian Sub-continent up to independence, namely the creation of Pakistan. He was, indeed, one of those who took the initiative to save Islam and Muslims from further disgrace and deterioration, at a time when the process of the disintegration of the Muslim world was set in motion and the fate of the Indian Muslims had already begun following a downward trajectory. This book also explores his socio-religious reforms, and particularly his fresh orientation over the issue of Muslim-Christian relationship in the light of modern times, a subject deemed very sensitive in the Indian context at the time.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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I. The Fall of Muslim Hegemony and the Coming of the British --
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II. The Impact of British Rule on Muslims --
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III. The Impact of the Indian Great Revolt on Muslim Community --
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Introduction --
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I. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s View of the Causes of the Great Revolt --
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II. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Defence of Islam and the Muslim Community in the Indian Sub-continent --
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Introduction --
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I. Loyalty to the British --
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II. Devotion to Education --
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III. Socio-religious Reform --
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IV. Reaction to Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Reform Movement --
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Introduction --
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I. The Urdu-Hindi Language Controversy --
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II. The Foundation of the Indian National Congress --
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III. Muslim Reaction to the Founding of the Indian National Congress --
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IV. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Doctrine of “Aloofness from Politics” --
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EPILOGUE. Post-Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Era: A New Context --
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Bibliographical list --
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Index --
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Glossary --
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Acknowledgements
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783879973774
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783112208687
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783112208687
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783112208687
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783112208687
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783112208687
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