Index Of Places, Rivers And Regions

Abstract

This index section presents list of places, rivers and regions that occur in this book Islam in South Asia. South Asia comprises a vast geographical area, half the size of Europe. The discussions on Islamic identity and normativity, the degree of orthodoxy and the following of Prophetic tradition are constitutive for scholarly Islam which again is informed by superiority complexes. The book discusses the early Muslim expansion and the formative phase in context of initial cultural encounter.Keywords: Islam; Muslim expansion; Prophetic tradition; South Asia