History 2950 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Absolute Monarchy, Aligarh Movement
Document Summary
The 19th century islamic world: religion and reform, retrenchment and purification:: wahhabism, secular modernization: the aligarh movement, islamic modernization. Returns to the desert world thrive again. If they had come in as crusades their would have been a clearer fight and they would have a clearer response. Europeans work with what is there in islamic world. Because they are not coming in this way muslim leaders have a hard time with this. Bothered by the diversity of faith that he sees. Begins preaching that only by living by the words of the qur"an could the muslim. Starts calling for much stricter adherence to the qur"an, and argues that devout. Wahabb can be religious leader if all of his follower become soldiers. Also sought to expand reach into the heart of the ottoman empire. Invades parts of peninsula that are controlled by the ottoman empire (medina and mecca) and makes it clear he is going to keep adherence to wahhabism.
