RELGST 0455 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Orthodox Judaism, Ulama, Muhammad Abduh
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Notes for introduction to islamic civilization part 2. The struggle for reform in islam began with european rule, specifically british, over nations like. The second major scholar of this reformation was muhammad abduh who lived in egypt. The british ruled egypt from 1882-1952 while in india the british ruled from 1857-1947. They conquered these countries for their excellent and thriving trading spots. However, out of this rule came two main figures of islamic reform: muhammad abduh and sayyid ahmad khan. During this time of conquest, some responded with backlash of nationalism while some accepted the secularism. Sayyid ahmad khan was an indian writer and scholar who wrote extensively on the british rule. In india, muslims were a minority and the civilization, including the british, favored the hindu majority. Khan established a school at aligargh in 1878. At this school, education was taught with an emphasis on. Eu(cid:396)opea(cid:374) k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge (cid:449)hile (cid:396)eligious studies (cid:449)e(cid:396)e taught sepa(cid:396)atel(cid:455).
