13/07/2024
Book: Demystifying Indian Madrasah and Deobandi Islam
Author: Asad Mirza
Publisher: Vitasta Publications, N Delhi
Pages: 280
ISBN: 978-81-19670-76-5
Price: INR 595
Deobandi thought in India has been influenced by the Indian ethos and culture, imbibing it with accepting diversity in plurality, and yet maintaining the pristine form of Islam. Thus, due to its Indian ethos, it has gone not in favour of extreme ideologies and syncretism. And the manner in which it has grown over the years ...
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