Ta’rīkh-e Masīḥ: Khwāja Ḥasan Niẓāmī’s “Life of Jesus”

<div class="line" id="line-19"> The 1920s was the most active decade in the political activism and publishing career of the Indian Muslim activist, Sufi, and literary figure, Khw&amacr;ja Ḥasan Niẓ&amacr;m&imacr; (1879-1955). The text under consideration here, Ta&rsquo;r&imacr;kh-e Mas&imacr;ḥ (History of the Messiah) was issued in 1927, 2 but had apparently been under preparation by him for at least four or five years, beginning as early as 1922. This article explores the major elements and perspectives represented in Niẓ&amacr;m&imacr;&rsquo;s work on Jesus in order to situate it within broader themes and issues surrounding Muslim-Christian dialogue in South Asia.</div><div class="line" id="line-27"> <br/></div>