Abbasid Decline and the Spread of Islamic Civilization to South and Southeast Asia

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•Similarities in style and message between Sufis and bhaktic devotees led to attempts to bridge the gaps between Islam and Hinduism.

•The orthodox of each faith repudiated such thought.

•Brahmins denounced Muslims as temple destroyers and worked for reconversion to Hinduism. •Muslim Ulama’s stressed the incompatibility of Islam's principles with Hindu beliefs.

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