Islam, Ulamaa and community development in Tanzania : a case study of religious currents in East Africa / Abdin N. Chande.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chande, Abdin N. (Abdin Noor), 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Tanzania.

Islam.

Islam and state--Tanzania.

Islam and state.

Tanzania.

Physical Description:

xi, 285 pages : maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Austin & Winfield, 1998.

Contents:

The Setting 1

Nature of the Study and Sources Used 2

Part 1 An Introduction to Tanga 11

1. Locality and Historical Background 13

The Setting: Tanga Town 13

Trade and the Formation of Urban Coastal Communities 15

Tanga Settlement: The Earliest Phase 19

The Portuguese Interlude 21

The Omani Period 24

The Shirazi Confederacies 27

Social and Political Structure 28

Tanga's Integration into the Zanzibari Economic System 32

Caravan Trade in the Nineteenth Century 35

The Growth of Tanga 36

Decline in Caravan Trade and its Consequences 39

The Colonial Era and after: Conquest and Resistance 41

The Political Set up during the Colonial Period 46

2. The Social Construction of Tanga 51

Inter-Ethnic Relationships 51

Ethnic Migrations, Communal Segments and Segeju Clan Feud 61

Socio-Economic Factors and their Impact on Tanga 69

Economic Status of the Different Communities 79

3. Religious Scholars and Competitiors 91

The Scholarly Foundations of Islam in East Africa 92

Early Phase of Islam in Tanga 92

Religious Scholars in Tanga 95

Shaykh Umar b. Stanbul and Shaykh Ali Hemed al-Buhriy 96

The Origins of Factional Conflict: Shaykh M. Ayub and Shaykh S. Mbwana 105

Shaykh Shaaban: A Digo Challenger 120

Part 2 Issues in Tanga Muslim Life 131

4. Problems and Challenges: Relations Between Muslim Organizations and the State 133

The Muslim Crisis of 1968 133

Conflict within the EAMWS 135

Politics, the Demise of EAMWS and the Birth of BAKWATA 138

BAKWATA's Cool Reception in Tanga 140

The Seminary Dispute and Sh. Muhammad Ali's Resignation 144

BAKWATA and the Sungu Sungu Affair 149

Uvikita's Clash with BAKWATA 153

The Failure of BAKWATA 156

5. Educational Issues in the Tanzanian Community with Reference to Developments in Tanga 163

Modern Education and Muslim society 163

The German Period 166

The British Period 175

The Impact of Western Education on Koran Schools 178

Colonial Policy and Educational Inequality 182

EAMWS: Muslim Response to Educational Backwardness 184

AMNUT and Daawa al-Islamiyya: Muslim Pressure Groups 189

The Persistence of Educational Inequalities 195

6. Intra-Religious Issues: Theology, Doctrine and Politics: a General Survey of Religious Leadership Views and Role Structures in the Tangan Muslim Community 203

Religious Leadership in Muslim Society 203

The Status of Religious Leaders in Tanga 206

Background to Religious Leaders 209

Religious Leaders' Views in Tanga 211

Female Education and Dress Code 213

Uvikita: Proponents of Reform in Tanga and Their Critics 216

Religious Leaders and Politics 224

TTACSA and TAA: The Birth of Modern Politics 228

Populist TANU, elitist UTP and the Struggle for Independence 230

TANU's Triumph and UTP's Disaster at the Polls 236

Religious Leaders' Attitude to Ujamaa Ideology 238.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-277) and index.

ISBN:

1572920173

1572920165

OCLC:

36681646