Mohammad Ishaq Khan is former Professor and Head of the Department of History

History

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 at Kashmir University. After his superannuation, he held the prestigious Shaikhu'l-'Alam Chair at the same University for two years. He is the author of following seven books:

1. History of Srinagar, 1846-1947: a study in Socio-Cultural Change, 3rd ed. Gulshan Publishers, Srinagar, 2007

2. Perspectives on Kashmir: Historical Dimensions, Gulshan, 1983

3. Kashmir's Transition to Islam: The Role of Muslim Rishis

Rishi order

The Rishi order of Kashmir is a Sufi tradition associated with religious harmony. Many of the saints held dear by Kashmiris to this day were Sufi Rishis. The original Rishis include Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali also known as Nund Rishi...

(Manohar, New Delhi, 1994, 2nd ed. 1997; 3rd ed. 2000) 4th edition published by Gulshan with fresh introduction in 2005

4. Experiencing Islam, Sterling, New Delhi,1997; University Press, Dacca, 1997; Oxford University Press, Karachi, 1997

5. Crisis of a Kashmir: Spiritual and Intellectual, Gulshan, 2008

6. "Kashmir: Humanity Stifled, Aamir Publications, 2007

7. Biographical Dictionary of Sufism in South Asia, Manohar, New Delhi, 2009

Professor Ishaq Khan is a known authority on Kashmir history and Sufism

Sufism

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. Besides the above books he has contributed widely to such prestigious international journals as The Indian Economic and Social History Review, New Delhi

New Delhi

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, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, Islamic Culture, Hyderabad, Deccan, Hamdard Islamicus, Pakistan

Pakistan

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, Journal of Pakistan Historical Society, Karachi

Karachi

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, The Third Frame, Jamia Millia Islamia

Jamia Millia Islamia

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, New Delhi, etc.
Three of his research article related to Sufi and social dimension of Islam

Islam

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 in Kashmir

Kashmir

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 have been reprinted in the following prestigious publications of the Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press

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:

1. Muslim Shrines in India, Christian W Troll,OUP, New Delhi, 1987; India's Religions, ed. T.N. Madan, OUP, New Delhi, 2004
2. India's Islamic Traditions, ed. Richard Maxwell Eaton, OUP, 2003
3. Religious Movements in South Asia, David Lorrenze, OUP, 2004