Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. INTRODUCTION: MURTAḌĀ AL-ZABĪDĪ – A MUSLIM HUMANIST SCHOLAR OF THE 12TH/ 18TH CENTURY vii
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xxiii
6. 1 From India to Cairo: Murtaḍā al-Zabīdī’s Life and Times 1
7. 2 Zabīdī’s Writings 85
8. 3 Personal Network and Sentimental Memory: Zabīdī’s Autobiographical Lexicon (Muʿjam) 149
9. 4 The “Bridal Crown” (Tāj al-ʿarūs) and its Vision of an Islamic Culture 231
10. 5 The “Gift of the God-Fearing Sayyids” (Itḥāf al-Sāda al-muttaqīn): Prophetic Piety and Islamic Humanism 277
11. Abbreviations 343
12. Bibliography 344
13. Index 379