The present volume deals with the history of Islam in Indian from its first appearance in the eight century A.D. to the fall of the Mughal Empire in the eighteen century A.D.  The background of Hindu India has not been lost sight of. While principally concerned with political history of the crescent in India I have also not ignored its social and cultural aspects. Readers will, perhaps, find that I have essayed interpretation at place which may not be quite in agreement with the views of more profound scholars than myself.