• ISBN13: 9789351502616
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Politics and Current Affairs
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: SAGE India
• Publication Date: February 15, 2015
• Pages: 232
• Original Price: INR 725.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 386 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General

A historical narrative that examines the role of ulema and their use of the concept of jihad during India’s struggle for independence. Colonialism and the Call to Jihad in British India examines the role of Muslim religious leaders or Ulema’s  in India’s freedom struggle. And it does so by visiting the life and times of seven main protagonists- the 19^th century cleric Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi, the mystic revolutionary Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah, Maulana Mahmoodul Hasan( the founding father of the Silk Conspiracy and later of Jamia Millia Movement), Maulana Obaidullah Sindhi, Barkatullah Khan and Maulana Hussain Ahmad Madani. All eulogized the idea of ‘Jihad’ but used it to fight and lead the freedom struggle against the British. It examines the roots of the Walliullahi movement which led to the Deoband movement in the second half of the 19^thcentury in North India. It also highlights the 20^thcentury Silk letter movement in which Muslim Ulema worked in tandem with the Hindu and Sikh Nationalists led Ghadar Party which was active not just in India but also in Europe and the USA. The book is a timely reminder of a shared Hindu-Muslim unity during our freedom struggle and helps us understand the commonly misunderstood notion of Jihad in the Indian context. The book in the end puts onus on the prevailing political system to ensure that India does not fall victim to sectarian violence and religious intolerance.

Hasan, Tariq: - Tariq Hasan is an Aligarh-based journalist, who began his career in journalism (1975) as a correspondent for The Pioneer (Lucknow). He has worked with The Times of India for more than two decades, and prior to this with The Patriot (New Delhi). He is presently associated with the Press Trust of India (PTI) and has been reporting on the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) for more than a quarter of century now.

Hasan has written extensively on Muslim issues. His critically acclaimed book, The Aligarh Movement and the Making of Indian Muslim Mind (2005), was well received all over the Indian subcontinent.

Born in the year 1946, he received his early education at St Mary's High School, Mumbai, and completed his high school education from St Joseph's Collegiate, Allahabad. He joined AMU in 1965 and obtained his Bachelor's degree in Engineering. However, after a short stint in the engineering industry, he returned to his childhood passion--journalism.