Islam on the Move
{{Short description|2012 book by Farish A. Noor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Islam on the Move: Tablighi Jama'at in Southeast Asia
| image = Cover of Islam on the Move.webp
| caption = English cover
| author = Farish A. Noor
| orig_lang_code = en
| country = Netherlands
| language = English
| subject = Tablighi Jamaat
| genre = Monograph
| publisher = Amsterdam University Press
| pub_date = 2012
| pages = 256
| isbn = 9789089644398
| oclc = 810232554
| congress = BP170.85
| website = [https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789089644398/islam-on-the-move aup.nl]
| note = The book was shortlisted for the 2013 ICAS Book Prize by International Convention of Asia Scholars.
}}
Islam on the Move: Tablighi Jama'at in Southeast Asia is a book authored by Farish A. Noor, examining the Tablighi Jamaat movement within the context of the Deobandi tradition.{{Cite news |last=Gill |first=Mehr |date=14 December 2021 |title=Explained: Saudi Arabia's ban on the Tablighi and Da'wah group |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-saudi-arabia-ban-on-tablighi-dawah-group-7670780/lite/ |access-date=31 December 2023 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222080522/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-saudi-arabia-ban-on-tablighi-dawah-group-7670780/lite/ |url-status=live }} Published in 2012 by Amsterdam University Press, the book scrutinizes the global impact of the movement, presenting insightful analyses of Tablighi Jamaat discourse and identity formation.{{Cite web |last=Kuiper |first=Matthew J. |date=2018 |title=Tablighi Jamaʿat |url=https://oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195390155/obo-9780195390155-0250.xml |website=Oxford Bibliographies Online |doi=10.1093/obo/9780195390155-0250 |access-date=31 December 2023 |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114144532/https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195390155/obo-9780195390155-0250.xml |url-status=live }} Shortlisted for the ICAS Book Prize 2013 by the International Convention of Asia Scholars,{{Cite web |title=Shortlist, Winner and Accolades IBP 2013 Social Sciences |url=https://icas.asia/social-sciences-ibp-2013 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) |archive-date=31 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231205431/https://icas.asia/social-sciences-ibp-2013 |url-status=live }} an entity operating under the umbrella of the International Institute for Asian Studies, the book transcends stereotypes. It presents an understanding of the movement's history, objectives, and the intricate dynamics in Southeast Asia.
Thematic overview
Starting with the historical context in Chapter One, the book traces the movement's journey into Southeast Asia, investigates its geographical expansion, and analyzes the socio-political atmosphere during this period.{{Cite journal |last=Drury |first=Abdullah |date=2014 |title=Islam on the Move: The Tablighi Jama'at in Southeast Asia |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09596410.2013.847022 |journal=Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations |language=en |volume=25 |issue=1 |page=137 |doi=10.1080/09596410.2013.847022 |s2cid=145297211 |issn=0959-6410 |access-date=31 December 2023 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222090534/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09596410.2013.847022 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |hdl=10289/9395 |hdl-access=free }} Chapter Two scrutinizes the foundational literature of the Tablighi Jama'at, examines its interpretation of Islam, and highlights key elements that shape the movement's ideology. Moving to Chapter Three, the analysis focuses on religious literature, distinguishing the Tablighi Jama'at from other Muslim social groups, and studies the movement's commitment to non-violence and detachment from worldly politics. Chapter Four shifts the focus to conversion narratives, presenting fieldwork stories that illustrate the personal internalization of Tablighi identity, studying the movement's exclusivist theological project, and examining the prioritization of men's activities over women in these narratives. Chapter Five discusses the sartorial code of the Tablighi Jama'at, encompassing dress, rites, and rituals, while also analyzing internal disciplinary measures and the author's insights on the movement's cohesion and distinctive identity. Chapter Six investigates perceptions and allegations from outsiders, addressing concerns about the movement's potential risk to international security post-9/11 and questioning its impact on modern postcolonial states. In Chapter Seven, the conclusion summarizes the main thesis, portraying the Tablighi Jama'at as a mass movement of itinerant missionaries, and succinctly outlines the overall findings and the book's role in understanding the Tablighi Jama'at in Southeast Asia.
Academic authorization
The book's academic authority positions it as a resource dispelling misconceptions, making it a lasting reference for a diverse audience. David Tittensor of University of Melbourne commends it for rectifying misrepresentations of the Tablighi movement in security studies,{{Cite journal |last=Tittensor |first=David |date=2013 |title=Farish A. Noor, Islam on the move: the Tablighi Jama'at in south east Asia: Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Press |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14631369.2013.759771 |journal=Asian Ethnicity |language=en |volume=14 |issue=3 |page=389 |doi=10.1080/14631369.2013.759771 |s2cid=140238551 |issn=1463-1369 |access-date=31 December 2023 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222090533/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14631369.2013.759771 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }} while Abdullah Drury from the University of Waikato anticipates its enduring impact as the definitive work on this complex subject.{{Sfn|Drury|2014|p=138}}
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