Moral Conduct and Authority: The Place of Adab in South Asian IslamBarbara Daly Metcalf "The essays in this volume explore adab, the Muslim ideal of the harmonious life of a person who knows the proper relationship to God, to others, and to oneself, and who, as a result, plays a special role among his or her fellows."--Jacket. |
Contents
Parallels and Contrasts | 23 |
The Classical Muslim | 38 |
Anṣārīs Code | 62 |
An Ethical Treatise | 91 |
The Muslim Understanding of Values | 124 |
The Ulama of Farangi Mahall and Their Adab | 152 |
Maulānā | 184 |
Popular | 196 |
A Note on Adab in the MurshidMurīd Relationship | 241 |
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