Scribd
Upload
213 views9 pages

Origin and Advent of Islam in Sub-Continent

The document provides an overview of the origin and advent of Islam in the Indian subcontinent. It discusses the major Islamic empires that ruled in the region from the 7th to 19th centuries, including the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire. It also summarizes the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century, including foreign invasions, corrupt rulers, religious policies, and the growth of European trading companies in India.

Uploaded by

faizankhan23
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
213 views9 pages

Origin and Advent of Islam in Sub-Continent

The document provides an overview of the origin and advent of Islam in the Indian subcontinent. It discusses the major Islamic empires that ruled in the region from the 7th to 19th centuries, including the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire. It also summarizes the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century, including foreign invasions, corrupt rulers, religious policies, and the growth of European trading companies in India.

Uploaded by

faizankhan23
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 9

Origin and Advent of Islam in Sub-

Continent
Lecture by: Ms. Aymen Ijaz

1
Islamic History-An Overview

 Last Pre-Islamic Persian Empire of Sassanids


( 2th-6th Century)
 4 Caliphates- Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA), Hazrat Umer
(RA), Hazrat Usman (RA), Hazrat Ali (RA)
 Major Muslim Empires
 Ummayahs (6th -7th Century)
 Abbasids (7th - 12th Century)
 Fatimids (9th-11th Century)
 Ottomans (12th -19th Century)

2
Advent of Islam in Sub-Continent
 Different Civilizations in Sub-Continent

Cyrus the Great (500 BC)->Darius( 300


BC)>Alexander the Great (Seleucid Empire)->
Chandragupta Maurya (Mauryan Empire 300
BC)>defeated Nandas Empire (400-500 BC)
Kushan Empire (1st- 3rd Century) -> Guptas Empire
(4-5 Century)
Bactrias (Hindukush-Oxus River-Indus)
Parthians ( Caspian Sea-Central Asia)
Scythians( Persia)
3
Muslims Conquests of Sub-Continent
 Arrival of Muhammad Bin Qasim 712 AD
 Hindu Shahi Dynasty(8th-10th Century)
 Ghaznavi Rule (9th- 11th Century)
 Ghori Rule (11th -12th )
 Dehli Sultanates (12th-15th)
 Suri Dynasty (1540-1557)
 Sultanate of Mysore (13th-17th)
 Mughal Rule (1526-1857)

4
Comparative Study of Mughal Rulers

 Babur (1526-1530)
 Hamayoun (1530-1540,1556-1557)
 Akbar (1556-1605)
 Jahangir (1605-1627)
 Shah Jahan (1627-1658)
 Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707)
 Bahadur Shah Zafar (1837-1857)

5
Reasons for Decline of Mughals
 Large Empire/ Expansionist Motives
 Un-Islamic Traditions and Customs
 Threat from Marhattas,Jutts and Rajputs
 Goru Govind Singh Force (Punjab)
 Foreign Invasions
 Issue of Rokhiland
 Afghan Invasions
 Battle of Plassey (1757) and Baxur (1764)
 Muslim Traitors/ Disloyality and Disunity among
Muslims
 Liberation of States like Deccan, Bengal, Bihar etc
 War of Successions/Rebellions
 Power Centers Kept on Changing
6
 Lack of competent Successors
 Aurangzeb Religious Policy
 Akbar False Islamic Policies
 No law of Accession
 Corrupt Rulers/Poor Administration
 Moral Degradation
 Growth of hostility/rivals cliques in Courts
 No Navy
 Ethnic Groups in Army
 Lack of Proper Army and War Equipments
 Encroachment by French/ British
 Land Revenues and Banking System
 Deplorable Financial Conditions

7
Islamic Reformists and Jihadists
Movements
 Mujaddid Alf Sani (1564 AD-1624 AD)
 Shiekh Abdul Haq Dehlvi (1551AD-1642 AD)
 Shah Wali Ullah (1703-1762)
 Jihadi Movement- Syed Ahmed Barelvi (1786-
1831)
 Titu Mir (1782-1832)
 Faraizi Movement-Haji Shariat Ullah(1781-1840)
and Dadu Mian/ Mohsinuddin Ahmed(1819-1862)

8
Educational Movements
 Aligarh Movement
 Dar-ul-Uloom-i-Deoband
 Nadwa-tul-Ulema, Lucknow
 Anjuman-i-Himayat-e-Islam, Lahore
 Sindh Madrassah, Karachi
 Islamia College, Peshawar

You might also like