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 Sedgwick.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2010.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oneworld
Place of Publication:Oxford, England
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 152 pages ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781851684328, 1851684328
oclc:ocn432408609
LC Classification:BP80.M8
Dewey Decimal:297

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

Subjects

11.80 Islam: general Biographies Biography Egypt ʻAbduh, Muḥammad Islam Islam -- modernitet Islam and politics Islam och politik Islamic modernism Islamic renewal Modernism (religion) Modernisme islamique Movements (culture) Muhammad Abduh Muḥammad ʻAbduh Muslimer -- biografi. -- Egypten Muslims Muslims -- Biography. -- Egypt Musulmans -- Biographies. -- Égypte