{"title":"Readings","description":"\u003ch2\u003eReadings Books Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse Readings titles available at Maktaba Quddusia, including selected Urdu and English books for readers, students, families, and customers looking for useful titles online in Pakistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat You Will Find Here\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelected Readings titles:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available books grouped for easy browsing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUrdu and English reading:\u003c\/strong\u003e Useful titles for personal libraries, gifts, and study.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelated browsing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Explore \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/english-book\"\u003eEnglish Books\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/novels\"\u003eNovels\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-books\"\u003eAll Books\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBest For\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection is useful for customers searching by publisher or vendor name and readers who want to see available Readings titles quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Does this include all Readings books?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: It includes Readings titles currently listed in the online catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Are Urdu and English books available?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: Availability depends on current stock and product listings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Where can I browse more titles?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: Visit \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-books\"\u003eAll Books\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/new-arrivals\"\u003eNewly Added\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/best-sellers\"\u003eBest Sellers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrder online from Maktaba Quddusia with delivery across Pakistan.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fascism-in-india-race-caste-hindutva","title":"Fascism in India | Race, Caste \u0026 Hindutva | Luna Sabastian","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFascism in India: Race, Caste and Hindutva\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFascism in India: Race, Caste, and Hindutva\u003c\/strong\u003e is an English political history book for readers studying South Asian politics, Hindutva, caste, race and right-wing ideology. 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By highlighting insights from Qur'anic exegesis, Islamic jurisprudence, Muslim history, and contemporary trends in the Muslim world, they make the case for full-fledged religious freedom. They argue that the Qur'anic maxim, \"No compulsion in religion,\" should be better embraced wholeheartedly, with no exceptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product-content message-content mb-3 mt-3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card mt-4 p-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003eMustafa Akyol is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, where he focuses on the intersection of public policy, Islam, and modernity. 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The trial was named after the city of Lahore where it was booked and held from 23 July 1929 in Lahore Central Jail. On 7 October 1930, the judge pronounced the young men guilty of conspiring and waging a war against the British crown. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru whom the Indian public believed to be innocent at the time were sentenced to be hanged and others received varying jail sentences. The book examines the elaborate performances of four sets of actors-the colonial state as the plaintiff, the revolutionaries as the defendants, witnesses for the prosecution, and the Indian press and publics as spectators-each with their own motivations, aspirations, and a view of the desired outcome of the trial. 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This book draws on rare archival material the Trial records in Lahore Pakistan and National Archives of India, Oral History interviews of surviving revolutionaries, their memoirs, letters, and diaries, the Indian and British newspaper records, Legislative Assembly Debates, and police investigation records. The book is over decade's worth of labour, three field trips to Lahore (Pakistan), combing through archives and libraries spread out in different countries. 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Though intended as the preface and first book of a world history, it is a wholly self-contained work, one that laid the foundations for fields of knowledge ranging from the philosophy of history to sociology and ethnography and has influenced writers such as Frank Herbert, Bruce Chatwin, and Naguib Mahfouz. A three-volume English translation by the eminent Islamicist Franz Rosenthal was first published in 1958 as part of the Bollingen Series, garnering immediate international acclaim. A one-volume abridged version followed in 1969. 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