Islamic Renaissance in South Asia (1707-1867): The Role of Shah Wali Allah and His Successors

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Edition:Paperback
Language:English
Pages:298
Publisher:Islamic Research Institute, Islamabad
Year of Publication:2002 CE

A study of the evolution of Islamic thought in the Subcontinent in general and Shah Wali Allah's contribution to it in particular for he represents the zenith of Islamic intellectual contribution and scholarly excellence in South Asia. The author, Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi, with his insight into the dymanics of Indian Muslim history, traces significant moments of the rise and fall in the cultural career of the Indian Muslim community until the crisis-ridden era of Shah Wali Allah. Against this backdrop, he brings out the impact of the great thinker on the delovopment of Islamic thought and highlights his epoch-making contribution at a time the community was witnessing a major sociopolitical turmoil in its eventful history.

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

PART 1: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Muslim community in South Asia: From the advent of Islam to 1707

The Socio-political condition of Muslim South Asia, 1707-1757

Social and moral decay in Muslim South Asia, 1707-57

PART 2: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SHAH WALI ALLAH

Wali Allah and his family

Wali Allah and contemporary politics in South Asia

Wali Allah and the Third Battle of Panipat

Society, economy and polity in Wali Allah’s thought

PART 3: SHAH WALI ALLAH’S CONTRIBUTION TO ISLAMIC RENAISSANCE

Wali Allah: the intellectual and academician

Wali Allah’s descendants and the revival of Islamic education

PART 4: THE INFLUENCE OF SHAH WALI ALLAH ON LATER ISLAMIC MOVEMENTS

Wali Allah and the jihad movement

Wali Allah and the First War of Independence

The revival of Islamic education under Wali Allah and his associates

Wali Allah and the emergence of Islamic institutions

Scholars of the Wali Allahi Tradition

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Books

Edition:
Paperback
Language:
  • English
Pages:
298
Publisher:
Islamic Research Institute, Islamabad
Year of Publication:
2002 CE

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