A volume in the series Makers of the Muslim World. ISBN: 1851684328 List price: $40 / £30 (hardback)
| Muhammad Abduh (1849–1905), Mufti of the Egyptian Realm, was a jurist, religious scholar, political activist, and freemason who strived to span the divide between Islam and the West. Advocating a more modern conception of Islam, grounded in rationalism, Abduh believed the rigid structures of Islamic culture were holding back what was essentially a logical and fluid religion. Regarded by some as a sage who rejuvenated Islam and by others as a renegade who instigated its corruption, Abduh’s attempt to reconcile the two cultures is fiercely contested to this day. Asserting that he was as much a patriotic Egyptian as Islamic reformer, Mark Sedgwick examines the life and thought of the great Mufti and explores his lasting influence on Islamic culture. Drawing on a wealth of new sources and the latest research, this is the only modern biography of this controversial and enigmatic figure. |  Middle East edition: Muhammad Abduh: A Biography published by AUC Press, Cairo. ISBN: 9789774163319 List price: LE 120 (paperback) | ||
Preface 1 THE STUDENT Tanta 2 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS Muhammad Abduh’s Teaching 3 URABI AND EXILE Muhammad Abduh the Editor 4 PARIS Muhammad Abduh and Wilfrid Blunt 5 BEIRUT The Break with Afghani 6 THE RETURN TO EGYPT The National Courts 7 THE MUFTI The Azhar Lectures 8 THE FATWAS Financial Fatwas 9 ADVERSITY Opposition in the Press 10 THE AFTERMATH Public Life Glossary |
Israel Schrenzel
