Islam & Persianization of South Asia

1. Islam & Persianization of South Asia 600-1300 CE

2. The birth of Islam • The Qur’an • The Hijra • Key elements of theology • Textual authorities • Chains of transmission • Law, Ethics & political theory • Ghaznavid rule in Punjab • Lahore: ‘Little Ghazna’ • Turkic Invasions & Persian @ Delhi Sultanate • Multilingual/Multireligious North

4. I. The Birth of Islam Prophet Muhammad Mecca 7th c. CE Serial revelations Qu’ran

5. II. The Qur’an “The Recital” Allah Angel Gabriel 610 CE Emergent canon mid 600s

6. III. The Hijra 622 CE Medina Islamic calendar Religio-political experiment ummah

8. IV. Islam: Key Elements of Theology Creation of the world Uniqueness & transcendance Recognition Human capacity & responsibility Aim of religious practice

9. V. Textual Authorities The Qur’an The Sunnah The Hadith Law/Shari’a Theological treatises Sufi teachings

10. VI. Chains of transmission The logic of lineage Connections to Prophet Muhammad & formative community Textual commentary and lineage of teachings

12. VII. Law, Ethics & Political theory Shari’a Adab Akhlaq

14. VIII. Ghaznavid Rule in Punjab Turkic rule in Afghanistan 11th c. rule of Punjab from Ghazna Movement of Islam & rise of Persian within Islam Religious & non-religious themes Multi-religious environment of Persian

15. IX. Lahore: “Little Ghazna” SA center for Ghaznavid rule Flow of scholars & administrators Iran Turkemenistan Uzbekhistan Afghanistan

16. X. Turkic Invasions & Persian at Delhi Sultanate 12th-13th c. Mongol invasions Punjab, Afghanistan Iran Delhi Persian-using migration ‘ulama’ Sufi teachers

18. XI. Multilingual/Multireligious North The king, the court, & Persian Poetry: religious & non-religious Sermons Sufi teachings Language of exile & nostalgia Language of connection to non-Muslims Comparative theology Devotional movements Non-religious poetics Persian, Sanskrit, & rising literary vernaculars of the north