Founding Figures of Islamic Modernism
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Islamic Modernism
The first Muslim ideological response
To reconcile Islamic faith with modern Western values
New approach to Islamic theology
It embraces contemporary European institutions
That European imperialism, having conquered India, now threatened the Middle East
That Asia, including the Middle East, could prevent the onslaught of Western powers only by immediately adopting the modern technology of the West
And that Islam, despite its traditionalism, was an effective creed for mobilizing the public against the imperialists
Afghani’s 3 principal conclusions
Muhammad Abduh’s Views
• Muslims could not simply rely on the interpretations of texts provided by medieval clerics, they needed to use reason to keep up with changing times.
• In Islam man was not created to be led by a bridle, man was given intelligence so that he could be guided by knowledge.
Rashid Rida’s Ideas
• Muslims are not obliged to believe in origin of life from Adam
• Usury may be permitted in certain cases
• Building statues is permissible in Islam
• Supported the British against the Ottomans
Rashid Rida’s funny one
The minute living bodies which today have been made known by the microscope and
are called microbes, may possibly be a species of Jinn