: history, religion and Muslim legitimacy in the Delhi Sultanate
/ Blain H. Auer.
; New York
: I.B. Tauris
, 2012.
xix, 237 p.
: ill.
; 23 cm.
Library of South Asian history and culture
; v. 6
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-220) and index.
1. Delhi at the center of Islamic authority -- 2. Pre-Islamic prophetic paradigms in Delhi Sultanate historiography -- 3. Muḥammad's example as the perfect ruler -- 4. Images of the friends of God in the lives of the sultans -- 5. Caliphal authority and representation in the Delhi Sultanate -- 6. Sharīʻah and justice -- Conclusion.