Muhammad Abduh

Mark Sedgwick is Associate Professor of Arab History, Culture and Society at Aarhus University in Denmark. He is the author of Islam and Muslims: A Guide to Diverse Experience in A Modern World.

• Preface 1 THE STUDENTTantaCairoAfghaniGraduation 2 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICSMuhammad Abduh’s TeachingPoliticsFreemasonryThe Opposition PressInterventionDefeat 3 URABI AND EXILEMuhammad Abduh the EditorMuhammad Abduh and UrabiTriumph and Renewed DefeatExileAfghani, Muhammad Abduh and IslamTo Paris 4 PARISMuhammad Abduh and Wilfrid BluntAl-Urwa al-wuthqa 5 BEIRUTThe Break with AfghaniIn Search of an OccupationRisalat al-Tawhid 6 THE RETURN TO EGYPTThe National CourtsThe Azhar CouncilAppointment as MuftiLaw Reform 7 THE MUFTIThe Azhar LecturesNewspapersEducation 8 THE FATWASFinancial FatwasThe Transvaal FatwaMuhammad Abduh’s MethodologyMuhammad Abduh’s Intentions 9 ADVERSITYOpposition in the PressDeteriorating Relations with the KhediveReactions to the Transvaal FatwaResignationDeathThe Enemy of God? 10 THE AFTERMATHPublic LifeIslamViews on Muhammad AbduhConclusion GlossaryFurther ReadingBibliographyIndex

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