Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note on the Transliteration and the Dates -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Islam and Islamic Policy in the Netherlands East Indies -- 3 The Arabs in the Netherlands East Indies -- 4 The Sources -- 5 Previous Research and This Book -- 6 The Organization of This Book -- part 1 -- Sayyid ʻUthman: A View from Within -- 1. An Indigenous Biography: The Qamar al-zaman -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Suluh zaman and the Qamar al-zaman -- 3 The Relationship between the Suluh zaman and the Qamar al-zaman -- 4 The Qamar al-zaman: Language and Form -- 5 The Qamar al-zaman: Translation -- 6 Conclusion -- part 2 -- The Life and Work of Sayyid ʻUthman -- 2. The Formative Years of Sayyid ʻUthman (1822-1862) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Family Background -- 3 Birth and Youth in Batavia (1822-1841) -- 4 Stay in Mecca (1841-1847) -- 5 Stay in Hadramaut (1847-1862) -- 6 Travels in the Middle East (1855-1856) -- 7 Conclusion -- 3. Serving the Muslim Community: Scholar and Publisher in Batavia (1862-1885) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Earliest Activities in Batavia -- 3 Printing and the Lithographic Press of Sayyid ʻUthman -- 4 Controversies -- The Establishment of the New Moon -- The Duplication of Friday Mosques -- The Distribution of the Income of the Luar Batang Shrine -- Establishing the Correct Qibla -- Joint Marital Property -- Conditional Repudiation -- Procedure of the Islamic Courts -- 5 Writer and Publisher in Batavia -- Introduction to Theology -- Works for Pilgrims to Mecca -- Edifying Works -- A Devotional Text -- Atlas of Hadramaut -- Genealogy of the Sayyids -- Inheritance Law -- A Manual for Good Manners -- Posters -- Instructions for the Collective Prayer -- 6 Conclusion -- 4. Partner of C. Snouck Hurgronje (1889-1906) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Early Contacts with the Dutch.

3 Disturbances in West Java -- 4 First Correspondence with C. Snouck Hurgronje in Leiden -- 5 More Writings against the Tarekat and Some Other Writings -- 6 Entering the Service of the Government -- 7 Honorary Advisor for Arab Affairs, 1891 -- 8 Issues with Direct Relevance to the Administration -- Wasiat -- The New Friday Mosque in Palembang -- The Administration of Islamic Law -- Dress -- Local Politics -- 9 Conclusion -- 5. Sayyid ʻUthman and the Pan-Islamist Lobby (1895-1900) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Becoming a Target for Criticism -- 3 The Prayer for Queen Wilhelmina and the Reactions to It -- 4 A Royal Decoration -- 5 Sayyid ʻUthman under Attack -- 6 Sayyid ʻUthman on the Defensive -- 7 An Ottoman Decoration? -- 8 Conclusion -- 6. Sayyid ʻUthman and the Egyptian Reformist Movement (1905-1912) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sayyid ʻUthman's Initial Reaction to the Reformist Movement -- 3 Sayyid ʻUthman and Rashid Rida in Dialogue -- Legal Methodology -- Education -- 4 Answering the Challenge of Rashid Rida -- 5 More Exchanges between Rashid Rida and Sayyid ʻUthman -- 6 Persistent Warnings against the Reformists in the Netherlands East Indies -- 7 Conclusion -- 7. Constant Guidance for the Muslim Community (1891-1912) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Controversies -- The Devil of Bandung -- Issues Related to the Qurʼan -- 3 Guiding the Believers -- Admonitions -- Fatwas -- 4 Scholar and Writer -- Works Dealing with Ritual -- Theological Writings -- The Establishment of the New Moon -- Works for Practical Use -- Mosque Issues -- Posters -- 5 Printing Activities -- 6 Books for a European Audience -- 7 Conclusion -- 8. The Eventful Final Year of Sayyid ʻUthman's Life -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sarekat Islam -- 3 Sayyid ʻUthman and Sarekat Islam -- Sayyid ʻUthman's Speech to the Solo Congress -- Sayyid ʻUthman's Writings on Sarekat Islam.

4 The Last Concerns and Activities of Sayyid ʻUthman -- Admonishing the Arabs -- A Final Letter to Leiden -- 5 The Death of Sayyid ʻUthman -- 6 Conclusion -- part 3 -- Sayyid ʻUthman: A View from Without -- 9. Conclusion -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Qamar al-zaman Revisited -- 3 Sayyid ʻUthman's Attitude towards the Colonial Government and Western Culture -- 4 Sayyid ʻUthman's Involvement in the Colonial Administration -- 5 Sayyid ʻUthman as a Scholar -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.