Review by Ismaeel Nakhuda – Islamica Magazine, Autumn Issue 2005 Since partition in 1947, India has been witness to a great deal of sectarian violence, not to mention Kashmir and the various wars fought with neighbouring Pakistan. With rivalry so intense in the sub-continent, it is a sad reality that Indian Muslims are viewed contemptuouslyContinueContinue reading “Maulana Husain Ahmad Madni – A Biographical Study by D.R. Goyal: Book Review”
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From Codicology to Technology: Islamic Manuscripts and their Place in Scholarship: New Release
From Codicology to Technology: Islamic Manuscripts and their Place in Scholarship Authors: Stefanie Brinkmann and Beate Wiesmüller (eds) Publication date: January 2009 Frank & Timme Verlag, Berlin ISBN: 978-3-86596-171-6 Hardcover, 216 pp, 210 x 148 mm Publisher’s list price: EUR 29.80 Contents Islamic manuscripts are voices from the past, revealing scholarly debates and networks, asContinueContinue reading “From Codicology to Technology: Islamic Manuscripts and their Place in Scholarship: New Release”
The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia: Book Review
The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia By Muhammad Ayub Ali Khan Author: Prof. Francis Robinson Pages: 267 Publisher: Hurst & Company, London One of the many sicknesses currently afflicting the Muslim world is amnesia regarding its past. While competing civilizations explore, analyze and dissect their own as well as other’sContinueContinue reading “The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia: Book Review”
Madrasah Life by Shaykh Muhammad Akram Nadwi
Review by Bilal Ali Ansari Upon first receiving a copy of Shaykh Akram Nadwi’s “Madrasah Life”, I was first impressed by the relatively small size of the book. It is no more than a hundred pages and being a narrative, an easy and fun reading. The book explores a day in the life of aContinueContinue reading “Madrasah Life by Shaykh Muhammad Akram Nadwi”
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