Composite Nationalism and Islam
Composite Nationalism and Islam (Urdu: متحدہ قومیت اور اسلام) is a book written in 1938 by Hussain Ahmed Madani, the Dean of Darul Uloom Deoband, espousing composite nationalism: a united India for both Muslims and non-Muslims. The book opposed the Partition of India and in it, Madani advocated for "the ideal of a 'composite nationalism' within a united India, which he thought would be more conducive to the spread and prosperity of his community over the entire subcontinent than any religious partition."
| Author | Hussain Ahmed Madani |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Urdu |
| Subjects | Islam in India, Indian independence movement, Opposition to the Partition of India |
Publication date | 1938 |
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The book was translated into English in 2005 by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.
The idea of composite nationalism was and remains influential among the Muslims living in India, with the majority of them staying in independent India despite the partition, rather than migrating to the areas that separated to become Pakistan.