Raziuddin Aquil (born 2 January 1969) is an Indian historian, author and academic serving as a professor in the Department of History, University of Delhi.

His research interests include religious practices, literary cultures and historical traditions in medieval and early modern India.

His publications on religious customs, literary traditions, and historical practices in medieval and early modern India are extensive.

These selected studies on the long-running debates about the many roles Sufis had in medieval Indian society and culture are collected in this anthology.

It centers on important topics including the exchanges or encounters of Sufis in the Indian context, the process of Islamicization, the growth of Islam in India, and episodic conversion.

The book provides insights into mystical exercises, charitable endeavors, and the enduring relevance of Sufis in shaping a pluralistic, diverse, and tolerant Indian society.

[13] Literary and Religious Practices in Medieval and Early Modern India was edited by Raziuddin Aquil and David L. Curley.

[16] He has been writing for publications like Economic & Political Weekly,[17] The Frontline,[18] The Wire,[19] The Sunday Guardian,[20] The Telegraph India, and National Herald [21] among many others.