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Part travelogue, part autobiography, "The Road to Mecca" is the compelling story of a Western journalist and adventurer who converted to Islam in the early twentieth century. A spiritual and literary counterpart of Wilfred Thesiger and a contemporary of T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), Muhammad Asad journeyed around the Middle East, Afghanistan and India. This is an account of Asad's adventures in Arabia, his inner awakening, and his relationships with nomads and royalty alike, set in the wake of the First World War. It can be read on many levels: as a eulogy to a lost world, and as the poignant account of a man's search for meaning. It is also a love story, defying convention and steeped in loss. With its evocative descriptions and profound insights on the Islamic world, "The Road to Mecca" is a work of immense value today.
Covers 13th to 16th century.
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In "Indrani: Legends of Kantak Nagari," the stories weave together a mystical landscape rich with divine encounters and human trials. The tale of Kubja in "Tilotamma" introduces a world where the magical and the mundane merge, setting the tone for the tales that follow. "The Last Wazir" carries forward this blend of the earthly and the ethereal, exploring the heavy costs of power and betrayal. In "Bharati," we delve deeper into the spiritual heritage of Kantak Nagari, complementing Kubja's spiritual awakenings. Further stories like "The Forbidden Forest" and "Sahastrayoni" expand on this enchanted setting, introducing new faces whose destinies are deeply entwined with the mystical forces of their homeland. "Rasātala Lok" and "Ashvins" venture into realms beyond the immediate reach of Kantak Nagari, continuing the exploration of redemption and supernatural influences. Together, these tales form a continuous narrative, each enriching the collective story of a land where legends live and breathe.
Description: This is perhaps the first work concerned exclusively with Muslim society and culture in the eighteenth century India. The book was originally presented as doctoral thesis at the Aligarh Muslim University, but is now presented in a fully revised and personae of the composition and character of the Muslim community; the king and royal household; the Mughal nobility; social and cultural aspects of life of the nobility; rise of regional political powers and Delhi during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The first part of the long-awaited fourth volume of André Wink’s monumental Al-Hind: The Making of the Indo-Islamic World introduces a new perspective on the rise of the dynasty of the Great Mughals and the transition of the Indo-Islamic world from the medieval to the early modern centuries. Eschewing the conventional military and technological explanations, the book adopts an institutional explanation that emphasizes the Central and Inner Asian post-nomadic heritage of the dynasty and, in the context of persistent rivalry with the Indo-Afghans, its successful politics of incorporation and accommodation of Muslim and non-Muslim constituencies alike.
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A comprehensive chronological analysis of India's vibrant and diverse history.