• ISBN13: 9788171561209
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: History
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: N/A
• Publication Date: May 20, 1988
• Pages: 182
• Original Price: INR 150.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 200 grams

This book contains five essays and one monograph on Medieval and Modern Indian history. The essay on 'Ibn Khaldun' formulates his conception of history, which was the earliest attempt made by any historian to discover a pattern in the changes that occur in man's political and social organisation. The next on 'Al-Biruni' brings out the contributions of the first scientific Indologist. The third on 'the Sufi Silsilas' is a critical appreciation of the various religious orders as developed in India. The fourth on 'Islamic Architecture' is a graphic account of the evolution and culmination of the style of Indo-Islamic Architecture. The monograph on 'Sayyid Ahmad Shahid' is based on yet unexplored sources of information. It presents a scientific portrayal of the mission and movement of Sayyid Ahmad Shahid, and highlights the evolution of two-nation theory. The fifth paper is an interesting refreshing portrayal of the different sects in Islam particularly among the Indian Muslims.

Dr. Mohammad Yasin had a distinguished academic career. He received education in the universities of Allahabad and Lucknow, and was associated with his alma mater during 1950-1961. The credit for establishing post-graduate department of history at Jammu in the years 1963-65 and subsequently at Srinagar goes to him. His field of specialization is Indo-Islamic history. Author of eight books, he writes both in Urdu and English.