II. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Defence of Islam and the Muslim Community in the Indian Sub-continent

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 7
3. CHAPTER ONE. Prologue: Muslim Predicament under British Rule
4. Introduction 9
5. I. The Fall of Muslim Hegemony and the Coming of the British 11
6. II. The Impact of British Rule on Muslims 13
7. III. The Impact of the Indian Great Revolt on Muslim Community 22
8. CHAPTER TWO. The Emergence of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan: A Nineteenth Century Indian Muslim Reformer
9. Introduction 30
10. I. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s View of the Causes of the Great Revolt 35
11. II. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Defence of Islam and the Muslim Community in the Indian Sub-continent 61
12. CHAPTER THREE. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Framework for Muslim Modernization
13. Introduction 67
14. I. Loyalty to the British 67
15. II. Devotion to Education 81
16. III. Socio-religious Reform 99
17. IV. Reaction to Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Reform Movement 109
18. CHAPTER FOUR. The Deterioration of Hindu-Muslim Interrelations and Muslim Breakaway
19. Introduction 117
20. I. The Urdu-Hindi Language Controversy 119
21. II. The Foundation of the Indian National Congress 126
22. III. Muslim Reaction to the Founding of the Indian National Congress 136
23. IV. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Doctrine of “Aloofness from Politics” 142
24. EPILOGUE. Post-Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Era: A New Context 163
25. APPENDIX
26. Bibliographical list 166
27. Index 173
28. Glossary 177
29. Acknowledgements 178