Islam in Russia

A fascinating story of spiritual survival. The cultural and national reawakening that has accompanied the resurgence of Islam in Russia has contributed to the revival and renewal of Islamic thought throughout the Muslim world. The author explores how Islam vis-a-vis Russian Orthodox Christianity shaped national, political and cultural developments in the vast region of European Russia and Siberia. This volume thus presents an analysis of the history, development and future prospects for Islam in Russia based on exhaustive research of the primary and secondary sources as well as the author's own personal experience.

Preface: The Unknown Ummah
Acknowledgements
List of Maps
Introduction	p. 1
Spring (922-1229)
The Trials of Ibn Fadlan: The delegation from Baghdad and the acceptance of Islam by the Volga Bulgars	p. 19
The Birth of the Ummah: Islam takes root	p. 59
The Time of Bloom: Volga Bulgaria develops as an independent Islamic state	p. 83
Summer (1229-1400s)
Enter the Sufis: Peculiarities of the development of Islamic thought	p. 107
The 'Tartars' versus Islam: The Mongol onslaught	p. 121
Islam at the Dawn of the Golden Horde: The acceptance of Islam after the conquests of Genghis Khan	p. 133
The Silver Age: Uzbek Khan and the triumph of Islam	p. 147
Collapse and Disintegration	p. 165
Who were the 'Tartars' of history? The enigma and paradox of the name misapplied	p. 185
Autumn (1400s-1583)
Astrakhan and Noghais: Events in the south	p. 203
Kazan and Kazimov: Ulug Muhammad and the Moscow principality	p. 213
The Suyumbika Tower: Islam beheaded	p. 229
Terra Incognita: Islam in Siberia	p. 251
Winter (1583-1800s)
The Momentum Lost	p. 269
The Survival Test: A new religious leadership emerges	p. 285
The Official Ulama Re-appears: In every winter, there is spring in the making	p. 305
Glossary	p. 323
Select Bibliography	p. 327
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