Advent of Islam
and South Asian Society
Islam In South Asia and the
Debates in Indian Historiography
British Construction of the
Image of Islam as
Homogenous Monolithic
Religion
Colonial Ideas of the
Periodization of Indian
History
Portrayal of the Muslim Rule
as a Dark Period
Indian Nationalist
Incorporation of Colonial
Historiography
Glorification of Islam and
Two Nation Theory
Contemporary Western
Perception of Islam
Complexity of Everyday Life
Origins of Islam and Historic
Interpretation
Islamic Scholarly Perception of
Radical Break
Socio-Economic Interpretation
based on Islamic Arab Sources
A long Evolution of Monotheistic
Religious Cult based on Jewish
Religious Practices and
Apocalyptic Thoughts Based on
Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, Coptic
and Armenian.
Islam as Radical Break or Islam
that organically grew out of
local social and economic
structures
Five Pillars of Islam
Meaning of the
terms
Faith
Prayer
Charity
Fasting
Pilgrimage
The Idea of
Community
Creation of Islamic Civilization
Reasons for the expansion of
Islam
Preservation of community and
Initial Conflicts Among Muslims
Unification of Arab Civilization
Ideological purpose and
guidance
Organizational Revolution
Military might and cultural
wealth
Example of Khwarizmi’s (850
AD) Hishab-al- Jabr-wal
Muqabala
Military Political Conquest of Islam
Conquest of Sindh,
Parts of Punjab and
Rajasthan between 711
and 725 AD
Slave Soldiers and their
Conquest of North India
Khaljis (1295-1316)and
Tughlaqs (1324-1351)
of Northern India
Spread of Islam in South Asia
Arab Traders and Foundation of
Muslim Community in Malabar
Coast
Evolution of Sufi Orders and the
spread of Islam
Frontier Societies, Islamic
Shrines and Pastoral Wheat
Cultivation and Forest People
Caste, Sects and Religion
Agrarian Revolution in Muslim
Societies
Urbanization and Rise of
Garrison Towns
World of Muslim Merchants
Diffusion of Fire Arms and New
Aspects of State formation