Mosques of Colonial South Asia

A Social and Legal History of Muslim Worship

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Av Sana Haroon, USA) Haroon, Sana (University of Massachusetts Boston

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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 interconnected in ways that affected the everyday lives of mosque congregants across North India. Through the use of legal records, archives and multiple case studies Sana Haroon ties a series of narrative threads stretching across multiple regions in Colonial South Asia.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-01-26
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLibrary of Islamic South Asia
Antal sidor248
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780755643004

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List of IllustrationsAcknowledgements Note on TransliterationAcknowledgements1. Tajpur, Bihar, 1891: Leadership in Congregational Prayer2. Rangoon, 1916: Muslim Diversity and Custodial Control of Instruction in the Mosque3. Aurangabad and Kanpur U.P., 1924: The Magistrate’s Control of the Mosque Perimeter4. Lahore, 1940: Government Control over the Land Record5. Kora Jahanabad, U.P., 1947: The Affirmation of General Rights in Waqfs by Expert Muslims AfterwordBibliography

“Through five illuminating case studies of disputes surrounding mosques acrossBritish India and Burma, Sana Haroon explores the dilemmas of public worshipin a colonial secular state. Showing how mosques became spaces of socialinfluence and control, she traces the ascent of prayer-leaders and mosquecustodians as these lesser-known counterparts to Sufis and ‘ulama becamewidespread intermediaries between ordinary Muslims and legal officialdom.”