Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps ix
4. List of Illustrations x
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Note on Transliteration xiii
7. Introduction: The Pattern of Islamic Reform 1
8. The ‘Ulama in Transition
9. I The ‘Ulama In Transition: The Eighteenth Century 16
10. II. The ‘Ulama In Transition: The Early Nineteenth Century 46
11. The Deobandi Movement And School
12. III The Madrasah at Deoband 87
13. IV The Style of Religious Leadership, I: Muftis and Shaikhs 138
14. V The Style of Religious Leadership, II: Writers and Debaters 198
15. VI The Social Milieu of the Deobandi ‘Ulama 235
16. Other Movements of Renewal
17. VII Alternative Tendencies within Sunni Islam: The Ahl-i Hadis and the Barelwis 264
18. VIII Further Alternatives: Aligarh and Nadwah 315
19. Conclusion: New Sects, New Strategies, Old Patterns 348
20. Glossary 361
21. Bibliography 369
22. Index 377
23. Backmatter 387