Coming Of Islam Research Paper
II. The Coming of Islam to South Asia
Political Divisions and the First Muslim Invasions
Indian influences on Islamic Civilization- Indian learning was transmitted to the Muslim heartlands in the Middle East.
From Booty to Empire: The Second Wave of Muslim Invasions- Mahmud of Ghazni, led a series of expeditions that began nearly two of Muslim raiding and conquest in northern India.
Patterns of Conversion- Interaction with the indigenous people soon came to be dominated by accommodation and peaceful exchanges.
Patterns of Accommodation- Many Hindus were willing to take positions as administrators in the bureaucracies of Muslim overlords in their armies and to trade with Muslim merchants
Islamic Challenge and Hindu Revival- The Hindus found …show more content…
Membership in bhaktic cults were open to all, including women and untouchables. Bhakti mystics and gurus stressed the emotional bond between devotee and the god/goddess. Chants, dances, and in some instances drugs were used to reach the state of spiritual intoxication. Muslim Ulma grew increasingly aware of the dangers Hinduism posed for Islam. They attempted to fuse the two faiths but they were rejected on the grounds that Hindus argue specific rituals and beliefs were essential but not fundamental to Islam.
B. The Spread of Islam to Southeast Asia
Trading contacts and conversion- Islam spread through peaceful contacts and voluntary conversion were more important than conquest
Sufi Mystics and the Nature of Southeast Asian Islam- Islam came to southeast Asia primarily from India by Sufis, so it was associated with mystical strains and animist.
Muslim merchants and sailors introduced the locals to the ideas and rituals of the new faith. Muslim ships also carried Sufi Mystics to various parts of southeast Asia. The key to the spread was the trading city of Malacca.
Sufis who spread Islam in southeast Asia varied widely in their personality and approach. Most were believed to have magical powers, and almost all established mosque and schools. Which they traveled in to preach their
Political Divisions and the First Muslim Invasions
Indian influences on Islamic Civilization- Indian learning was transmitted to the Muslim heartlands in the Middle East.
From Booty to Empire: The Second Wave of Muslim Invasions- Mahmud of Ghazni, led a series of expeditions that began nearly two of Muslim raiding and conquest in northern India.
Patterns of Conversion- Interaction with the indigenous people soon came to be dominated by accommodation and peaceful exchanges.
Patterns of Accommodation- Many Hindus were willing to take positions as administrators in the bureaucracies of Muslim overlords in their armies and to trade with Muslim merchants
Islamic Challenge and Hindu Revival- The Hindus found …show more content…
Membership in bhaktic cults were open to all, including women and untouchables. Bhakti mystics and gurus stressed the emotional bond between devotee and the god/goddess. Chants, dances, and in some instances drugs were used to reach the state of spiritual intoxication. Muslim Ulma grew increasingly aware of the dangers Hinduism posed for Islam. They attempted to fuse the two faiths but they were rejected on the grounds that Hindus argue specific rituals and beliefs were essential but not fundamental to Islam.
B. The Spread of Islam to Southeast Asia
Trading contacts and conversion- Islam spread through peaceful contacts and voluntary conversion were more important than conquest
Sufi Mystics and the Nature of Southeast Asian Islam- Islam came to southeast Asia primarily from India by Sufis, so it was associated with mystical strains and animist.
Muslim merchants and sailors introduced the locals to the ideas and rituals of the new faith. Muslim ships also carried Sufi Mystics to various parts of southeast Asia. The key to the spread was the trading city of Malacca.
Sufis who spread Islam in southeast Asia varied widely in their personality and approach. Most were believed to have magical powers, and almost all established mosque and schools. Which they traveled in to preach their