The Historical Formation of the Arab Nation (RLE: The Arab Nation) by A A Duri

Author:A A Duri [Duri, A A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Regional Studies, Reference, General
ISBN: 9781136251788
Google: 32Z4QC_daYEC
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-08-21T04:42:28+00:00

Muḥammad ‘Abduh

The movement of Muḥammad ‘Abduh was important for its basis in reformist thinking. It asserted the importance to the national awakening of the spread of education and placed emphasis on the understanding of the classical heritage. It called for taking a stand, with a clear insight, in the path of the Western wave that appeared to be on the verge of sweeping away the classical heritage and endangering the distinctively Arab-Islamic character. It warned of the danger of dissolution and called for an assertion of the Arab identity. The aim of the movement was to emphasise Arabic and the Arab revival. Muḥammad ‘Abduh was one of those who believed that Arabic was a basic necessity to an understanding of the Qur’ān, 7 and defended classical Arabic against both regional dialects and the expansion of foreign languages at its expense. At the same time, he called for the renewal of Arabic, a task in which he participated.

This emphasis on Arabic and on early Islam led the movement to place particular stress on the role of the Arabs in Islamic history and to call for a renewal of that role. This perspective is primarily associated with the names of Rashīd Riḍā and ‘Abd al-Raḥmān al-Kawākibī.

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