Husain Ahmad Madani : the jihad for Islam and India's freedom / Barbara D. Metcalf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Metcalf, Barbara, 1941-

Series:

Makers of the Muslim world

The makers of the Muslim world series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Madnī, Sayyid Ḥusain Aḥmad, 1878-1957.

Madnī, Sayyid Ḥusain Aḥmad.

Muslim scholars--India--Biography.

Muslim scholars.

India.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 174 pages : maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oneworld, 2009.

Summary:

Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani (1879-1957) was a political activist, Islamic scholar, and supporter of Gandhi during the struggle for India's independence. Immersed in Islamic scholarship from an early age, he sought to apply Muslim teachings to the urgent issues of his day. Humane and fiercely dedicated, whether campaigning against the separation of Pakistan, or in favour of democracy and inter-religious peace, he fought relentlessly for what he believed in.

Barbara Metcalf's compelling biography is informed by Madani's letters and autobiographies, spanning a lifetime of campaigning and controversy. Interspersing personal insights with detailed knowledge of the prevailing political climate, Metcalf creates an intimate and revealing account of one of the most important men in the history of modern Islam.

Contents:

1 The Arrest of the "Undesirable Indians," 1916 11

Maulana Mahmudul Hasan, Deoband, and new political strategies 17

The War and the "Silk Letter Conspiracy" 22

2 "The Prisoner of Malta," 1916-1920 27

The tribunal 30

Travel 32

Malta 34

Everyday routines: mutual bonds, common commitments 43

Colonial internment as a school for anti-colonialism 46

3 Flashback: Becoming an Islamic Scholar in Colonial India and Medina 50

The family 51

Everyday life and education in Tanda 55

The formation of an Islamic scholar 56

The Sufi path 62

A sectarian conflict 65

India, 1909-1911 and 1913 67

Maulana Husain Ahmad at thirty-five 70

4 Becoming a "Nationalist Muslim": India in the 1920s 72

Bombay, the Khilafat Movement, and political awakening 74

The Shaikhul Hind, Maulana Madani, and non-cooperation 77

The double strand of activism: the "Karachi Seven" and Islamic renewal 79

Calcutta and Sylhet 87

Principal of Deoband 92

Mass politics, minority politics 93

5 Who Speaks for Muslims? The Challenges of the 1930s 97

Maulana Madani's character 98

Non-cooperation and round tables 101

Izhar-i Haqiat, "A Declaration of Truth" 105

The elections of 1936 109

Defending "Composite Nationalism" 112

Differences: against the 'ulama, among the 'ulama 119

The Shi'a-Sunni dispute in Lucknow 122

Transitions 124

6 "The Glorious Warrior": Against Britain, Against Partition 126

A voice crying in the wilderness? 128

Words as weapons: anti-colonialism, Muslim freedom fighters, sacred India 129

Protesting and negotiating throughout the war 138

Dividing India 141

Partition 146

Conclusion: Indian Independence and the Continuing Jihad 149

A final story 153

Husain Ahmad Madani's writings 159

Biographical writings about Husain Ahmad Madani 160

British official documents 162

Other printed and electronic sources 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-167) and index.

ISBN:

9781851685790

1851685790

OCLC:

269441632