Muhammad Abduh

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"Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) is widely regarded as the founder of Islamic modernism. Egyptian jurist, religious scholar and political activist, he sought to synthesise Western and Islamic cultural values. Arguing that Islam is essentially rational and fluid, Abduh maintained that it had been stifled by the rigid structures implemented in the generations since Muhammad and his immediate followers. In this absorbing biography, Mark Sedgwick examines whether Abduh revived true Islam or instigated i…

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Title Statements

Full title :Muhammad Abduh / Mark J. Sedgwick.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2009

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oneworld
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009

The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 160 pages ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1851684328, 9781851684328
oclc:on1142040925
Dewey Decimal:297

The student -- Introduction to politics -- Urabi and exile -- Paris -- Beirut -- The return to Egypt -- The Mufti -- The Fatwas -- Adversity -- The aftermath

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Biographies Egypt Islam and politics Islamic modernism Islamic renewal Modernisme islamique Muḥammad ʻAbduh Muslims Muslims -- Biography. -- Egypt Musulmans -- Biographies. -- Égypte Renouveau islamique