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This work is written by Asghar Ali Engineer, an eminent and established author of Islamic Literature in India. The author has painfully gathered all the authentic and factual information from various sources and has convincingly enumerated the hard facts 1st ed. 312p., Tables; Index; 22cm.

This is a rejoinder to suppressed histories. The role of minorities in India's struggle for freedom has been praise-worthy in every sense of the term. They played an immensely important role there. Unfortunately, however, that brilliant role does not occu 1st ed. 215p., Notes; 23cm.

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Islam basically is religion of peace, compassion and justice. There are enough verses in the Qur'an to prove this. Violence is allowed only for defence, never for aggression. Moreover, it is incidental, not ideological. In principle, it is peace and it is Revised ed. 287p., 23cm.

Religion is a gregarious institution. It has provided mankind with a conscience and an ideal to strive for, and a society with a value system that could act as the backbone of its existence. The relevance of a religion, hence, needs to be evaluated both f 1st ed. 208p., Index; 22cm.

This book covers various aspects relating to the status of women in pre-Islamic period - customs and traditions, forms of marriage in pre-Islamic period, divorce and forms of divorce, dower, and traditions regarding slave-girls, and so on. It then goes on 2nd ed. 244p.