344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is a brief historical account of Khilafat, an Islamic political institution mired in controversies from its inception. It is an attempt to present an objective critique of the Islamic polity that, in a way, was primarily responsible for crafting schisms in Islam with its commencement. By the time the last Khilafat of the Ottomans came to an end in the aftershock of the Second World War,... Read more
Preface
1. Theoretical Framework
2. The Rightly Guided Caliphs
3. Transformation of Khilafat
4. Khilafat Movement
5. Beyond the Movement
6. Conclusion
Notes and References
Index
Biography
Zaheer Ali is Mumbai-based academic, freelance journalist and social activist. He is the Head of the Centre for the Promotion of Democracy and Secularism (CPDS).
