Indian Muslims: Who Are They
| Author | K. S. Lal |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Pages | |
| ISBN | 81-85990-15-8 Search this book on  . |
| OCLC | 31241611 |
| LC Class | BR128.H5 G63 1994 |
Indian Muslims: Who Are They is a book by K. S. Lal published in 1990.[1][2]
The book studies the growth of the Muslim population during the time of Mahmud of Ghazni, during the Delhi Sultanate and during the Mughal Empire.
Conversion[edit]
The effect of conversions and the Muslim missionaries is discussed by Lal. It has been claimed that many converted to Islam in India because of the work of Sufis. However, K.S. Lal quotes Mohammad Habib and Prof. S.A.A. Rizvi who think that such claims are "latter-day fabrications". Lal says that "while it would not be safe to declare that hardly any conversions through peaceful methods were effected by the Sufi Mashaikh in India, it has also to be admitted that not many reliable references to their proselytizing activity are available in genuine hagiological works. … the Mashaikh were probably responsible only for stray and individual conversions and their contribution to the growth of Muslim population may not have been much."
Regarding conversions, Lal has also argued that "contemporary evidence does not speak of low caste as a factor contributing to conversions to Islam", he adds that because "Muslim regime and society provided people with new avenues of employment", many people of low caste converted.
References[edit]
- ↑ The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies. Institute of Historical Studies. April 1993. p. 93.
K. S. Lal , Indian Muslims : Who Are They .... This is a thought - provoking monograph by Professor K. S. Lal who , as the author of the widely acclaimed History of the Khaljis, needs little introduction to the students of medieval Indian history. Though slim in size, it bears the mark of the same serious scholarship as characterized the author' s earlier works.
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- ↑ Y.G. Bhave (2005). Modern Hindu Trinity : Ambedkar-Hedgewar-Gandhi. Northern Book Centre. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-81-7211-163-2. Search this book on
- Mushirul Hasan (13 March 2019). Legacy Of A Divided Nation: India's Muslims From Independence To Ayodhya. Taylor & Francis. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-429-72121-2. Search this book on
- Mushirul Hasan (13 March 2019). Legacy Of A Divided Nation: India's Muslims From Independence To Ayodhya. Taylor & Francis. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-429-72121-2. Search this book on
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