Title: Allama Inayatullah Mashraqi : a political biography /
Authors: Malik, Muhammad Aslam.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Mashriqī, ʻInāyatullāh Ḵẖāṉ,; Ḵẖāksār Taḥrīk.; Politicians India Biography; Muslims Political activity India History; India Politics and government
Abstract: "This book is a doctoral thesis on one of the most brilliant and colourful personalities of pre-Partition Muslim India. When Allama Mashraqi, who achieved dazzling successes at Cambridge, returned to his homeland, he launched his militant Khaksar Movement. Perhaps this militancy reflected his impatience for the powerless torpidity into which his co-religionists had fallen and his resolve to pull them out of it with an infusion of verve and pride." "Were his intentions good? Religious notables, among others did not think so. His radical views drew down their wrath and he was branded a kafir. We of course have the advantage of the historical perspective, and we may want to know more about this subcontinental Muslim who made no personal gains, and who attracted both loyalty and hatred in equal measures." "This political biography is the most comprehensive account so far of this controversial man and his work."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: I -- 1. Early Life -- 2. Religio-Political Philosophy -- 3. Reaction of the Fundamentalists -- 4. Khaksars and the Congress -- 5. Relations with the British Governnent -- 6. Confrontation with the Unionist Party -- 7. Mashraqi and the All-India Muslim League -- 8. The Last Phase 1947-1963 -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Select Bibliography -- Index.