Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Vision & Mission - Hardcover

Iraqi, Shahabuddin

 
9788173047848: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Vision & Mission

Inhaltsangabe

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the International Seminar on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Vision and Mission held under the auspices of CAS, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Since MAO College was the first modern institution of its kind in the Islamic world, its historic importance was realized more and more with the passage of time. The essays focus not only on the importance of the Aligarh Movement and the evolution of MAO College as its centre but also on the relevance of Sir Syed's concern for challenges faced by the Muslims in particular and the people of the country in general. The contributors represent different disciplines who have applied interdisciplinary approach in presenting their viewpoint. Each essay is an academic tribute to Sir Syed and his mission and sheds fresh light on his vision and missionary zeal.

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Shahabuddin Iraqi is Chairman, Department of History and Coordinator of the Centre of Advanced Study (History), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. He has been engaged for a long time in exploring and procuring source material in Hindi on History of Medieval India, and has published a number of articles bearing on the theme in reputed journals. He has written an edited several books, most recently, Medieval India 2 and Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Vision and Mission (Manohar, 2008). The author has also prepared a standard text of the sayings of Kabir on the basis of contemporary sources and is at present engaged in finalizing for the press his monograph Kabir: A Reformer or Revolutionary.

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