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Informationen zum Autor Blain H. Auer is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at Western Michigan University, Michigan. He specializes in Islam in the context of premodern South Asia. In particular, he studies the representations of Islamic authority exhibited through the use of the Qur'an, Hadith, exegesis and history writing produced during the Delhi Sultanate. A second area of research focuses on modern ritual, pilgrimage and relics connected with the burial places of the special dead in Islam. Vorwort Suitable for those interested in Islamic studies, religion, and South Asia, this book investigates the ways three historians living in India during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Minhaj Siraj Juzjani, Ziya' al-Din Barani and al-Din Siraj 'Afif, narrated the religious values of Muslim sovereigns through the process of history writing. Zusammenfassung Suitable for those interested in Islamic studies, religion, and South Asia, this book investigates the ways three historians living in India during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Minhaj Siraj Juzjani, Ziya' al-Din Barani and al-Din Siraj 'Afif, narrated the religious values of Muslim sovereigns through the process of history writing. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Illustrations and Maps Acknowledgments Preface 1. Delhi at the Center of Islamic Authority 2. Pre-Islamic Prophetic Paradigms in Delhi Sultanate Historiography 3. Mu?ammad’s Example as the Perfect Ruler 4. Images of the Friends of God in the Lives of Sultans 5. Caliphal Authority and Representation in the Delhi Sultanate 6. Shar??ah and Justice Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
