The spread of Islam in India and Southeast Asia

The ancient maritime trading links enabled by the seasonal monsoons between East Africa and China, via the Arabian, Indian and Southeast Asian ports, have played an important but overlooked role in the history of human civilization. The coastal regions of the Indian Ocean represent a cosmopolitan bl...

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Main Author:	Islam, Arshad
Other Authors:	Quayum, Mohammad Abdul (translator)
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	Silverfish Books 2017
Subjects:	D History (General) DS Asia H Social Sciences (General) H51 History HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/59792/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59792/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59792/1/59792_The%20spread%20of%20Islam%20in%20India%20and%20Southeast%20Asia.pdf

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spelling	iium-597922018-07-16T00:36:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59792/ The spread of Islam in India and Southeast Asia Islam, Arshad D History (General) DS Asia H Social Sciences (General) H51 History HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform The ancient maritime trading links enabled by the seasonal monsoons between East Africa and China, via the Arabian, Indian and Southeast Asian ports, have played an important but overlooked role in the history of human civilization. The coastal regions of the Indian Ocean represent a cosmopolitan blend of social and cultural diversity enriched mainly by four different civilizations: the Perso-Arabic, the Indian, the Malayan, and the Chinese. Along with goods and technical and scientific knowledge, these trading routes functioned as a conduit for ideas and philosophies, including the religion of Islam. By the end of the seventh century the Arabs had settled in parts of Sri Lanka, and this was the beginning of Muslim penetration in South and Southeast Asia. The fragmentary evidence available reveals the existence of Muslim colonies in different parts of the Malay Archipelago before the mass conversion to Islam took place in the thirteenth century. A comparative study of South Asia and Southeast Asia is therefore essential to understand the eastern dissemination of Islam. Silverfish Books Quayum, Mohammad Abdul (translator) Hassan, Ahmed Ibrahim 2017 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59792/1/59792_The%20spread%20of%20Islam%20in%20India%20and%20Southeast%20Asia.pdf Islam, Arshad (2017) The spread of Islam in India and Southeast Asia. In: Religion, culture, society: readings in the humanities and revealed knowledge. Silverfish Books, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 56-76. ISBN 978-983-3221-64-6 http://www.silverfishbooks.com/religion-culture-society-readings-in-humanities-and-revealed-knowledge
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description	The ancient maritime trading links enabled by the seasonal monsoons between East Africa and China, via the Arabian, Indian and Southeast Asian ports, have played an important but overlooked role in the history of human civilization. The coastal regions of the Indian Ocean represent a cosmopolitan blend of social and cultural diversity enriched mainly by four different civilizations: the Perso-Arabic, the Indian, the Malayan, and the Chinese. Along with goods and technical and scientific knowledge, these trading routes functioned as a conduit for ideas and philosophies, including the religion of Islam. By the end of the seventh century the Arabs had settled in parts of Sri Lanka, and this was the beginning of Muslim penetration in South and Southeast Asia. The fragmentary evidence available reveals the existence of Muslim colonies in different parts of the Malay Archipelago before the mass conversion to Islam took place in the thirteenth century. A comparative study of South Asia and Southeast Asia is therefore essential to understand the eastern dissemination of Islam.
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author	Islam, Arshad
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title	The spread of Islam in India and Southeast Asia
title_short	The spread of Islam in India and Southeast Asia
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The spread of Islam in India and Southeast Asia

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