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Title
Becoming 'Good Muslim' : the Tablighi Jamaat in the UK and Bangladesh / Bulbul Siddiqi.
ISBN
9789811072369 (electronic book)
9811072361 (electronic book)
9811072353
9789811072352
Published
Singapore : Springer, [2018].
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (184 pages): maps
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-10-7236-9 doi
Call Number
BP191
Dewey Decimal Classification
297.8
Summary
The book uses an ethnographic approach to explore why the Tablighi Jamaat movement remains so successful in contemporary times. It shows that this success results from the positive image that it cultivates, and the systematic preaching activities of Tablighi Jamaat followers, and that the organisation’s apolitical image, the public profile of the ijtema, the humbleness of Tablighi followers, and the attraction of belonging to the global Tablighi community all help to create a positive image of the Tablighi Jamaat among ordinary Muslims. The book also argues that the Tablighi Jamaat remains successful because of its ability to hold its followers within a Tablighi-guided life, which is perceived as protection against the Western lifestyle. Many elements of contemporary Western lifestyle are considered non-Islamic, and so by clearly defining what is Islamic and non-Islamic in modern society, the Tablighi Jamaat provides a way in which Muslims can live in the contemporary world, but remain good Muslims.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Chapter One Introduction
Chapter Two Islamic Reforms in Bangladesh
Chapter Three Methodology
Chapter Four Undertaking a Chilla: Becoming a Tablighi Follower
Chapter Five Spiritual Journey within the Tablighi Jamaat
Chapter Six Bishwa Ijtema as a New Form of Islamic Pilgrimage
Chapter Seven Reconfiguring Gender Relations
Chapter Eight Participation in a Weekly Gasht
Chapter Nine Tablighi Jamaat in the UK
Chapter Ten Searching for a Global Identity
Chapter Eleven Conclusion.
