INSCRIPTION AS AN IMPORTANT MEANS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY OF THE ISLAMIC EAST: OBSERVATIONS ON SOME NEWLY DISCOVERED EPIGRAPHS OF MUSLIM BENGAL.

The article discusses the historiographical importance of ancient Arabic inscriptions in the study of Islam in Asian nations such as Bengal. It describes Muslim epigraphs on stone tablet burial stones, the ways in which Islamic epitaphs reveal early Muslim beliefs regarding the afterlife, and the my...

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Publicado en:Journal of Islamic Studies Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 213 - 251
Autor principal: SIDDIQ, MOHAMMAD YUSUF
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA May2009
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        Islamic inscriptions
        Islamic antiquities
        Arabic inscriptions
        Madrasahs
        Archaeology & religion
        Paleography
        Islamic customs & practices
        Islamic theology
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