Victorian Muslim : Abdullah Quilliam and Islam in the west

248 Pages·2017·1.91 MB·English

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VICTORIAN MUSLIM

JAMIE GILHAM
RON GEAVES
(Eds)
Victorian Muslim
Abdullah Quilliam and Islam in the West
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CONTENTS
Glossary vii
Abbreviations xi
Note on Quotations and Spelling xiii
Contributors xv
Preface Humayun Ansari xix
Introduction Jamie Gilham and Ron Geaves 1
1. Abdullah Quilliam: A Muslim Revolutionary Socialist?
Mohammad Siddique Seddon 7
2. Abdullah Quilliam and the Rise of International Esoteric-
Masonic Islamophilia Patrick D. Bowen 25

3. The Significance of Abdullah Quilliam’s Literary Output
Ron Geaves 41
4. ‘Fairer to the Ladies’ and of Benefit to the Nation: Abdullah
Quilliam on Reforming English Society by Islamising Gender
Relationships Diane Robinson-Dunn 57
5. Abdullah Quilliam, Marmaduke Pickthall and the Politics of
Christendom and the Ottoman Empire Geoffrey Nash 79
6. Abdullah Quilliam, First and Last ‘Sheikh-ul-Islam of the
British Isles’ Jamie Gilham 97
7. Abdullah Quilliam’s International Influence: America, West
Africa and Beyond Brent D. Singleton 113

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8. Preachers, Patriots and Islamists: Contemporary British
Muslims and the Afterlives of Abdullah Quilliam Yahya Birt 133
Notes 151
Bibliography 189
Index 207
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GLOSSARY
Adhan Muslim call to prayer
‘Alim Learned man; religious scholar of Islamic law and
jurisprudence (singular of ‘ulama)
Amir Title given to a military commander, governor or
prince; leader
Ayat Plural of ayah, or verse within a chapter of the
Qur’an
Baraka Lit. ‘blessing’
Caliph Lit. ‘leader of the faithful’
Dar al-Islam Lit. ‘abode of Islam’, territory that is under
Islamic law or the geographical domain of Muslim
faith and practice
Da‘wa Lit. ‘call’ or ‘invitation’ to Islam
Dhimmah Religious minority under Muslim rule
Du‘a Free prayer, as opposed to the obligatory five
daily ritual prayers
Eid Muslim religious festival
Fatwa Religious edict (plural: fatawa)
Fiqh Lit. ‘understanding’; Islamic jurisprudence, the
personal understanding of a scholar organised
into a disciplined body of knowledge achieved by
deduction
Hadith Report of the sayings/doings of the Prophet
Muhammad
Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca; the fifth ‘pillar’ of Islam
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GLOSSARY
Hajji Prenominal title given to male Muslims who
make the hajj
Harem Women’s quarters
Hudud The part of shari‘a law that deals with criminal
law, with punishments including theft, adultery
and apostasy
Imam Religious leader
Insh’Allah A commonly used phrase, meaning ‘By the will of
God’
Jihad Lit., ‘striving’ or ‘struggle’; the greater jihad is
considered to be the struggle to overcome inner
personal weakness, whereas armed struggle or
‘holy’ war is the lesser jihad
Juma namaz Friday prayer
Koola-izzat Hat of honour
Lascar Maritime worker from South Asia and the Arab
world
Li-lah ‘For God’
Masjid Lit. ‘a place of prostration’; an alternative title for
a mosque or place of worship
Maulana Title for a religious scholar
Mu‘min Believer; a person who has complete submission
to the will of God
Murid Follower or disciple of a Sufi master
Nawab ‘Prince’; Muslim nobleman/regional governor
Sadaqah A good deed or voluntary payment of charity
Sadaqah al-jaariyah An endowment, lit., ‘charity in continuance’
Salat Worship/prayer; the second ‘pillar’ of Islam
Shahada Islamic testimony of faith, the first of five ‘pillars’
of Islam
Shari‘a Islamic law
Sharif ‘Nobleman’, chief
Shaykh Tribal chief or religious leader; spiritual master in
the Sufi tradition
Shaykh al-Islam Effectively authority on Islam and leader of
Muslims
Sufi Follower of Sufism, or Islamic mysticism
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