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Who are the most influential Muslims in the history of Bengal and why? Find out in this book.
List of contents
Introduction 1. Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji 2. Shah Jalal of Sylhet 3. Khan Jahan Ali 4. Syed Sultan 5. Syed Alaol 6. Hayat Mahmud 7. Mannujan Khanum 8. Haji Muhammad Muhsin 9. Rahimunnesa 10. Haji Shariatullah 11. Titu Mir 12. Mawlana Karamat Ali Jaunpuri 13. Sir Abdul Ghani 14. Nawab Abdul Latif 15. Abdur Rauf Wahid 16. Abdul Ghafur Nassakh 17. Mawlana Ubaydullah Suhrawardi 18. Nawab Faizunnesa Choudhurani 19. Dilwar Husayn Ahmad 20. Sir Ahsanullah 21. Pir Abu Bakr Siddiqi of Furfura 22. Mir Musharraf Husayn 23. Rt. Hon. Syed Ameer Ali 24. Rt. Hon. Taslimuddin Ahmad 25. Muhammad Daad Ali 26. Kazim al-Qurayshi Kaykobad 27. Shaykh Abdur Rahim of Basirhat 28. Muzammil Haq of Shantipur 29. Munshi Muhammad Meherullah 30. Maulvi Abdul Karim of Sylhet 31. Sir Syed Shamsul Huda 32. Nawab Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury 33. Mawlana Abdul Awwal Jaunpuri 34. Sir Abdur Rahim 35. Mawlana Muhammad Akram Khan 36. Abdul Karim Sahityavisharad 37. Munshi Shaykh Zamiruddin 38. Sir Salimullah Khan Bahadur 39. Wajid Ali Khan Panni 40. Mawlana Abu Nasr Wahid 41. Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah 42. Begum Rokeya Conclusion Brief Chronology of Islamic History of Bengal List of Further Reading Select Bibliography Index
About the author
Muhammad Mojlum Khan was born in 1973 in Habiganj, Bangladesh and was educated in England. He is a teacher, author, literary critic and research scholar, and has published more than 150 essays and articles worldwide. He is author The Muslim 100 (2008). He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Director of the Bengal Muslim Research Institute, UK. He lives in England with his family.
Summary
"The Muslim Heritage of Bengal is a multidimensional work. . . . I am sure this book will add to the vista of knowledge in the field of Muslim history and heritage of Bengal. I recommend this work."—A. K. M. Yaqub Ali, PhD, professor emeritus, Islamic history and culture, University of Rajshahi
"Khan's book provides invaluable information which will inspire present and future generations."—M. Abdul Jabbar Beg, PhD, former professor of Islamic history and civilization, National University of Malaysia
A popular history that covers eight hundred years of the history of Islam in Bengal through the example of forty-two inspirational men and women up until the twentieth century. Written by the author of the best-selling The Muslim 100.
Included are the prominent figures Shah Jalal, Nawab Abdul Latif, Rt. Hon. Syed Ameer Ali, Sir Salimullah Khan Bahadur, and Begum Rokeya.
Muhammad Mojlum Khan was born in 1973 in Habiganj, Bangladesh, and was educated in England. He is a teacher, author, literary critic, and research scholar, and has published more than 150 essays and articles worldwide. He is the author of The Muslim 100 (2008). He is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and director of the Bengal Muslim Research Institute, United Kindgom. He lives in England with his family.
Foreword
Advance copies available for media Pitch for coverage in Chronicle of Higher Education, Choice, Nation, New Republic, Mother Jones, Progressive, and Utne magazine as well as key major newspapers such as New York Times Book Review, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, LA Times, and others.
Pitch to Muslim-interest magazines such as Islamic Horizons, Al Jadid, and Journal of Islamic Studies
Inclusion in the CBSD Cultural and Ethnic Studies catalog
Target major US Muslim associations including Muslim Student Association, Islamic Society of North America, and Young Muslim Association as well as major community centers and mosques with newsletters and bulletins.
Promotion on the Bengal Muslim Research Institute (http://www.bmri.org.uk/)
