The Mosques of Colonial South Asia: A Social and Legal History of Muslim Worship

by Sana Haroon

Book Overview

In a series of legal battles starting in 1882, South Asian Muslims made up of modernists, traditionalists, reformists, Shias and Sunnis attempted to modify the laws relating to their places of worship. Their efforts failed as the ideals they presented flew in the face of colonial secularism. This book looks at the legal history of Muslim endowments and the intellectual and social history of sectarian identities, demonstrating how these topics are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755643003
• ISBN13: 9780755643004
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"