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Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī: References & Edit History
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Assorted References
- history of Islamism
- promotion of Islamic unity
- reaction to Islamic philosophy
influence on
- ʿAbduh
- al-Azhar University
- Islamic fundamentalism
Additional Reading
Abdullah Albert Kudsi-Zadeh, Sayyid Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī: An Annotated Bibliography (1970). Nikki R. Keddie, An Islamic Response to Imperialism (1968, reissued 1983), includes the main writings of Afghānī in translation, together with a long introduction dealing with his life and ideas; and Sayyid Jamal ad-Din “al Afghani” (1972), is a political biography. Elie Kedourie, Afghani and ʿAbduh: An Essay on Religious Unbelief and Political Activism in Modern Islam (1966, reprinted 2008), sets forth and examines much new evidence on which a radical reevaluation of Afghānī’s role and significance is based. Muhammad Ikram Chaghatai (comp. and ed.), Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghāni: An Apostle of Islamic Resurgence (2005), is a biography.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 15, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 05, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2024 | ||
| Updated article to current Britannica style. | Feb 12, 2020 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 26, 2018 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 28, 2012 | ||
| Bibliography updated. | Jun 28, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Islamic Philosophy Online - Biography of Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani. | Jul 22, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | May 28, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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