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 its corruption.
| ISBN: | 9781851684328 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2009 |
| Author: | Mark J Sedgwick |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Academic an imprint of Oneworld Publications |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | Makers of the Muslim World |
| Genres: |
Biography: religious and spiritual Islam |
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 its corruption.
Muhammad Abduh features in the following genres: Biography: religious and spiritual, Islam
Muhammad Abduh is available in Hardback
Muhammad Abduh was written by Mark J Sedgwick and published by Oneworld Academic an imprint of Oneworld Publications
Muhammad Abduh has 176 pages
Yes it is part of Makers of the Muslim World series
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