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Muslims constitute Britains second largest religious grouping, and writing about their experiences has found a new audience in recent years-though not always through a positive lens. But a proper historical treatment of their arrival, settlement and establishment had been conspicuously absent until Humayun Ansaris seminal work, reissued here in an updated edition. The Infidel Within draws together rich archival research and first-hand experience into a broad, integrated history of the Muslim presence in Britain. Among the topics addressed are migration and settlement in Britain before 1945, the evolution of a British Muslim identity, Muslim women and families, Muslims and education, and the growing mobilization of Muslims in Britains political, religious and economic life. This definitive and sympath

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THE INFIDEL WITHIN
HUMAYUN ANSARI
The Infidel Within
Muslims in Britain since 1800

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Humayun Ansari 2018

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Humayun Ansari.

Title: The Infidel Within: Muslims in Britain since 1800 / Humayun Ansari.

ISBN 9780190909772 (print)

ISBN 9780190934804 (updf)

ISBN 9780190935023 (epub)

CONTENTS

PART I
ARRIVING, 18001945

PART II
STAYING1945 ONWARDS

LIST OF MAPS AND DIAGRAMS

Maps

Diagrams

alimIslamic theologian, jurist, religious teacher
ayahnanny, ladys maid
bhangraPunjabi folk music/dance
batininner, esoteric meaning
biradarifamily, clan-like, connections
burqacomplete covering for the female body
dar al-ahdhouse or land of pact
dar al-ahl al-kitabhouse or land of the People of the Book
dar al-amanhouse or land of peace
dar al-harbhouse or land of war
dar al-kufrhouse or land of unbelief
dar al-sulhhouse or land of truce
dar al-ulumhouse of knowledge and learning; religious seminary; school
dargahshrine
daruradoctrine of necessity that allows for concession and transgression of religious prescriptions under conditions of absolute need
dawapreaching, to invite non-believers to Islam
dhikra remembrance of God
dossandhreligious tithe paid annually to the Imam by Ismailis
dupattascarf
Eid al-AdhaFeast of Sacrifice celebrating the end of the annual pilgrimage to Makkah
Eid al-FitrFeast marking the end of Ramadan (the Muslim month of fasting)
farmanImams edict
fatwaexpert advice of a jurist on a specific legal problem
fezbrimless male headcovering, usually red
fiqhtechnical juristic elaboration of detailed content
gaddiposition of pir, literally seat upon which he sits
gheeclarified butter
HadithTraditions of the Prophet Muhammad
hajjpilgrimage, annually to Mecca and Medina
halalpermitted or sanctioned within Islam
haramprohibited or unsanctioned within Islam
hayamodesty
hijabheadscarf
hutbesermon
ibadahworship
iddaperiod of three months in which the paternity of an unborn child can be determined
ijmaconsensus of opinion
ijtemalarge congregation
ijtihadthe exercise of human reason
ikhtilafdifferences of opinion in respect of fiqh (Islamic legal science)
imamreligious leader, one who leads prayers in the mosque; title by which the Ismaili leader, the Aga Khan, is known
istihsanmethod of reasoning employed in the absence of textual precedent; to make a particular interpretation of the law as a result of ones own deliberation
istislahreasoning based on search for the common good
izzathonour
jalabiyyaheadcovering
jalsalarge congregation
jamaat-khanaIsmaili assembly and prayer hall
jihadstruggle, strenuous effort; the greater jihad is
considered to be the struggle to overcome inner personal weaknesses while the armed struggle or holy war is the lesser jihad
kafirone who is ungrateful to God, unbeliever
kamadia mukhisdeputy
khilafahglobal Islamic state
khulaa legal process under Islamic law which allows women to seek divorce independently of their husbands wishes
Koola-Izzathat of honour
kufrsystem of unbelief
lascarmaritime worker
lillahfor God
madrassareligious school
mahrdower
mahrema close relative with whom marriage is prohibited
masjidmosque
Milad-i Nabithe Prophet Muhammads birthday
Mirzaa prefix adopted by scribes, secretaries and other educated men; as a suffix it denoted prince
moulvititle used by an alim
muallamMuslim high priest
muballighinvoluntary preachers
mudarabaa contract of joint partnership
muezzinone who gives a call to a congregational prayer
muftispecialist on Islamic law
mujahideenthose who wage jihad, holy warriors
mukhiofficial of the Ismaili jamaat-khana
(female: mukhiani)
mullahtitle often used by South Asian Muslims for a Muslim religious man, often a leader
munshiclerical official
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