Travellers in Faith: Studies of the Tablīghī Jamā'at as a Transnational Islamic Movement for Faith Renewal

Review 'This collection significantly advances our understanding of a hugely complex phenomenon and suggests several avenues for future research.'Johathan Birt, Journal of Islamic Studies, 2001.'This book is essential reading for all interested in contemporary Muslim movements. Being the first serious academic treatise on the Tablīghī Jamā'at, it excels in the wide range of issues that its essays cover...'Yoginder Sikand, The Muslim World Book Review, 2002.'...this volume offers a good place to start for anyone interested in working themselves into this topic, helped by an extensive bibliography and a very useful glossary.'Jorgen S. Nielsen, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, 2002.'...this volume offers fascinating information about contemporary da'wa phenomenon in Islam...'ISCH, 2000. Product Description This publication of analytical studies of the working of the Tablīghī Jamā'at, which is presently operating in more than eighty countries, provides fascinating information about the contemporary da'wa phenomenon in Islam. It deals with questions of conversion, gender, religious diversity, organization, communication, localization and personal transformation. About the Author Muhammad Khalid Masud, Ph.D. (1973) Islamic Studies, McGill University, Professor at the Leiden University, is the Director of The International Institute for the Study of Islam in The Modern World. He has published extensively on contemporary issues and trends in the Muslim Societies, including Islamic Legal Interpretation (Harvard 1996), co-edited with David Powers and Brinkley Messick.