"According to Ziauddin Barani, ‘In the course of four or five days, preparations were made for idol warship in the pal…"

"‘Kingship is the army and the army is the kingship,’ wrote Barani, implying the central importance of a powerful army…"

"[As early as in the time of Sultan Iltutmish (1210-1236), soon after the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate in 1206…"

"Teachers of every kind are to be sternly ordered not to thrust precious stones down the throats of dogs… that is, to …"

"[the foreign Muslims (or Turks)] “alone are capable of virtue, kindness, generosity, valour, good deed, good works, t…"

"[What worried him most was that the Indian Muslims were appointed to] “high offices and are successful in their work……"

"Ziyauddin Barani voiced his opinion against the Hanafi school when he wrote as follows in his Fatwa-i-Jahandari: “If …"

"“It is the duty of a king to enforce, if he can, those royal laws which have become proverbial owing to their princip…"

"“Consequently, it became necessary for the rulers of Islam (the Caliphs) to follow the policy of Iranian Emperors in …"

"Ziyauddin's sarcasm is incisive. Occasionally his sardonic humour helps him to sum up his ideas in a few words. His r…"