Comparative Study of Hinduism and Islam: Gīlānī's Approach

The religious and intellectual landscape of nineteenth-and twentieth-century Indian subcontinent has given birth to possibly some of the most extraordinary minds of her history. It can further be argued that a sizeable number of them were men of learning who—irrespective of their faiths—left an indelible mark on the providentially prosperous religio-philosophical and spiritual topography of India. One such figure, among the Muslims of the subcontinent was the brilliant historian Sayyid Manazir A. hsan Gılanı, whose name has recently started reappearing in academic circles—both South Asian and Western—after almost having faded into academic oblivion.