Development of Arabic Literature in Indian Sub-continent

Abstract

Islam is a divine religion, preached by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), appeared first on the land of Arabia, and then spread throughout the world. Islam spread in India with the settlement of Muslims which began right from the first part of Islamic era through trade and commerce invasions. But the growth of Muslim society in India took place through phases i.e. conquest, conversion, colonization, and migration. It has been observed that the real growth of Muslim society appeared after the conquest of Shihab al-Din al-Ghuri (in 1192 A D) Northern India, because it gave a conducive settlement to Muslim people. Furthermore, the founder of Delhi-Sultanate, shams al-Din lltutmith (R 12 1236 A.D.) offered a refuge for scholarly Muslim fugitives from the Mongol catastrophe of the third decade of the thirteenth century. The immigrant Muslim scholars were the torchbearers of Islamic civilization in India. This attempt has been made to study the scenario of Arabic prose literature produced in Medieval India which includes the works of theological i.e., Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh,, Kalam, Tajwid, Philosophy and Sufi-literature.