Ashraf Ali Thanawi (1863–1943) was one of the most influential South Asian preachers and authors of the twentieth century. His sermons range from Friday sermons in Arabic to those held before select disciples or at mass rallies in Urdu, and they were printed ever since his lifetime in great number and consistency. This article is particularly interested in the emotional roles allotted to preacher and audience and the overlap between religious and emotional dimensions of the communication process. Against the background of the changing roles of emotions in colonial India and the turn of preaching to print, this contribution focuses on sermons that concern the celebration of the birthday of the Prophet (mīlādu ‘n‐nabī), a practice that was central for an emotionalised piety directed towards the person of Muhammad and was highly contested. Thanawi elaborates on the necessity, limits, and cultivation of the love towards the Prophet and discusses the evocation and expression, intentionality, and temporality of the Muslims’ ideal emotional practices. Maintaining limits of devotion serves as the basis for an even more passionate love. Obedience, in preaching as an emotional practice as much as in the religious feelings towards the Prophet, is central to develop and communicate feelings that are all‐pervading, continuous, and unimpaired.

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服从的热情—热情的服从：阿什拉夫·阿里·塔纳维（Ashraf Ali Thanawi）关于先知之爱的讲道

阿什拉夫·阿里·塔纳维（Ashraf Ali Thanawi，1863–1943年）是20世纪最有影响力的南亚传教士和作家之一。他的讲道范围从阿拉伯语的星期五讲道到在某些门徒面前举行的讲道或在乌尔都语的群众集会上，从他一生以来就以大量和一致的方式印制。本文特别关注传教士和听众的情感角色，以及沟通过程中宗教和情感方面的重叠。在印度殖民地情感角色不断变化和讲道转向印刷的背景下，这项贡献的重点是关于庆祝先知（mīlādu'n-nabī）生日的布道。），这是一种针对穆罕默德（Muhammad）人的情感虔诚的中心活动，并且受到了激烈的争议。塔纳维详细阐述了对先知的爱的必要性，局限性和养成，并讨论了穆斯林理想的情感习俗的唤起与表达，意图性和时空性。保持奉献精神是获得更热烈爱心的基础。顺服在宣讲和传播对先知的宗教情感时一样，是一种情感实践，对于发展和交流无处不在，持续而不受阻碍的情感至关重要。