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# Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea

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Review: A must read for any student of current affairs - Excellent analysis of the emergence and current state of Pakistan and pan Islamism
Review: Interesting Postmodern Parallel - This book has an interesting perspective on the seemingly unlikely parallel between Israel as an ancestral home for Jews and Pakistan as a home for Muslims. It will probably appeal to academics since it is written is a postmodern style of writing. The author writes well, but reading it is tough slogging.

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| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #728,238 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #49 in Pakistan History #303 in Nationalism (Books) #356 in History of Islam |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 out of 5 stars 18 Reviews |

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must read for any student of current affairs
*by N***G on October 13, 2014*

Excellent analysis of the emergence and current state of Pakistan and pan Islamism

### ⭐⭐⭐ Interesting Postmodern Parallel
*by H***R on October 20, 2013*

This book has an interesting perspective on the seemingly unlikely parallel between Israel as an ancestral home for Jews and Pakistan as a home for Muslims. It will probably appeal to academics since it is written is a postmodern style of writing. The author writes well, but reading it is tough slogging.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Sound Study of Pakistan.
*by M***D on February 20, 2016*

I enjoyed Mr. Devji's book very much, although I had to concentrate hard. Muslim Zion is a complex and intellectual assessment of Pakistan and her foundation as a nation. A foundation which has much in common with that of Israel, hence the title. This is a very interesting and fascinating analysis and I was impressed with the author's conclusions. Pakistan is a complex and contradictory nation and certainly one which was a product of it's time in the immediate post-War world. If you want to know about Pakistan then you should invest in Muslim Zion. According to the author, Pakistan is a paradox; a country which rejects history and territory in favour of a 'homeland'. Yet this homeland itself is a nation state with historical roots in Punjab, Bulochistan, Sindh and also Kashmir. Pakistan is nation established on the sole basis of religion (just like Israel). Because of this, Pakistan rejects the more traditional nation state concepts such as 'blood and soil', which tended to characterise traditional forms of nationalism in Europe. Indeed, Devji makes many parallels between this Muslim Nationalism and Zionism, claiming that there is significant similarity in the aims of both. Initially, the concept of a Muslim homeland developed out of the ideas of the Muslim philosopher Mohammed Iqbal. Iqbal was concerned for the fate of India's Muslims and was in favour of recognition of a Muslim province in any future independent Indian nation. These ideas fermented and were taken up by the secular Muslim politician Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Jinnah and his Indian Muslim League were to ultimately advance these ideas and declare at the 1940 Lahore Convention the desired aim of a separate Muslim nation. Mr. Devji makes a good case for Pakistan as a political idea. Further to what's written above, he explores fears amongst the Muslim leaders of India of Muslims becoming a minority in a Hindu dominated Indian nation, comparisons with the struggles of other Indian minorities such as the Dalit peoples (the 'Untouchables'), and a belief that Pakistan would not only be a home for India's Muslims but Muslims across the world. However, one of the most interesting aspects of the work is how the author describes Pakistan as a bundle of contradictions. Jinnah, a leader of Muslim independence who was himself a secular Muslim, and even a little contemptuous of the more devout worshipers of Allah. A nation state that rejects the concept of history and territory, yet functions as a nation. How the Muslim basis for its existence failed to inspire a codified concept of worship within Pakistan, leading to a generic Sunni/Shia mix of practice. The comparisons of Muslim Nationalism with Zionism and yet the refusal of successive Pakistani governments to recognise the nation of Israel. Mr. Devji's work is fascinating yet complex. This is a serious study on the origins of Pakistan as both a nation and a political idea. One would suggest they they are one and the same. I understand more about Pakistan now than I did before I read the book, and I'm no stranger to intelligence on the country. This is a core work for scholars of Pakistan.

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