Written in 1938, Composite Nationalism & Islam laid out in systematic form the positions that the author had taken in speeches and letters from the early 20's on the question of nationalism as well other related issues of national importance. The book aimed at opposing the divisive policy of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League.
It mainly deals with two aspects, i.e the meaning of the term Qaum and how it is distinct from the term millat, and secondly, the crucial distinction between those two words and their true meanings in the Holy Quran and the Ahaadith. By proposing composite nationalism, this important book strongly argues that despite cultural, linguistic and religious differences the people of India are but one nation. According to the author, any effor to divide Indians on the basis of religion, caste, culture, ethnicity and language is a play of the ruling power.
# Cover: Hardback
# Author: Maulana Sayyad Hussain Ahmad Madni
# Publisher: Manohar Publishers
# Pages: 152
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