ABSTRACT
The epilogue considers ʿAndalīb’s thought in a broader setting. It does so by contextualizing the contents of Nāla-yi ʿAndalīb and adopting an analytical approach to the study of key concepts in his narrative, like maʿiyya and ʿayniyya, Khāliṣ Muḥammadī, the nāṣir along with the idealism of salaf or ahl al-sunna waʾl-jamāʿa. It affirms that his thought emerged from the network of intellectuals in Delhi and that it was generally compatible with and supported the larger reformist trend of the eighteenth century. Therefore, this book seeks to bring to light ʿAndalīb’s contribution among the variety of trends that adopted the name of Tariqa-yi Muhammadiyya in eighteenth-century Islam across the Islamic world, from India to Arabia and North Africa.
