Mohamed Habib Marzouki Explained

Honorific Prefix:Prof.
Mohamed al-Habib al-Marzouki
Native Name:محمد الحبيب المرزوقي
Native Name Lang:ar
Birth Date:29 May 1947
Birth Place:Ferryville, French Protectorate of Tunisia
Nationality:Tunisian
Other Names:Abu Yaareb al-Marzouki
Website:http://abouyaarebmarzouki.wordpress.com/
Thesis Year:1972
Discipline:Philosopher

Mohamed Habib Marzouki (Arabic: محمد الحبيب المرزوقي; also, Abu Yaareb al-Marzouki and Abou Yaareb al-Marzouki; born 29 May 1947)[1] is a Tunisian academic, philosopher and translator. Along with intellectual work, he involved in politics for a short time following the Jasmine revolution. Resigning only a year later, he declared his intention to step out of political work for good and count on writing to incite social change.[2]

A central theme of Marzouki's thought is reconciling, or even unifying,[3] philosophy and religion. According to him, ending the conflict between philosophy and religion (or Islam in particular), which he believes is an ancient one, is the only possible way to bring about actual reform in the Islamic world in particular, and the world in general.[4] To achieve the "civilizational revival of the Islamic nation, he argues, Muslim nations must overcome the ideas of Arabic Renaissance so that they can resume what he calls their current civilizational mission in the context of globalization, holding that "without strong and independent economies and serious ethics of work, social growth may remain a wishful thinking".[5]

Early life and education

He was born in Ferryville, French Protectorate of Tunisia. The thirteenth in a family of fifteen children, he received a PhD in philosophy from the Sorbonne University in 1972. He taught at the University of Tunis between 1980 and 2006 and at the International Islamic University of Malaysia.[6] [7]

Political career

He was elected to the Constituent Assembly as a representative of the Islamist party Ennahda for the district of Tunis on 23 October 2011, and was subsequently appointed advisor, with cabinet rank, to the Culture and the Education ministers. He later resigned from the assembly on 6 March 2013, and returned to teaching philosophy.[8] Upon retirement, he left a bitter note to conclude his experience in which he accused Ennahda, then-governing party, of nepotism and exploiting power as if it were a "spoil of war".[9]

Views

In his writings, Marzouki is keen on commenting on the significant goings-on of social and political life, along with the abstract problems that make up the body of his output.

He considered the 2023 Quran desecration in Sweden a sign for a defensive position in the lay West towards a growing inclination to Islam among the elite. He also commended Turkey for its balanced position between the East and West.

Bibliography

Own works

  1. Book: Marzouki, Abou Yaareb. Isla'h al-'Aql fi al-Falsafah al-'Arabiyyah: Min waqi'iyyat Aflatun wa Aristo Ila Ismiyyat Ibn Taymiyyah wa Ibn Khaldun. Center for Arab Unity Studies. 1994. Beirut. ar: إصلاح العقل في الفلسفة العربية: من واقعية أفلاطون وأرسطو إلى اسمية ابن تيمية وابن خلدون. Reformation of Reason in Arabic Philosophy: from the Realism of Plato and Aristotle to the Nominalism of Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Khaldun. 34184057. 1.
  2. Book: Marzouki, Abu Yaareb. Fi al-'Ilaqah bayna al-Shi'ir al-Mutlaq wa al-I'ijaz al-Qur'ani. Dar al-Taliaa. 2000. Beirut. ar: في العلاقة بين الشعر المطلق والإعجاز القرآني. On the Relationship between Absolute Poetry and the Quranic Miracle. 1.
  3. Book: Marzouki, Abu Yaareb. Tajalliyat al-Falsafah al-'Arabiyyah. Dar al-Fikr. 2001. 1-57547-960-5. Damascus. ar: تجليات الفلسفة العربية. Manifestations of Arabic Philosophy. 1.
  4. Book: Marzouki, Abu Yaareb. Wi'hdat al-Fikrayn al-Dini wa al-Falsafi. Dar al-Fikr; Dar al-Fikr al-Mu'aasir. 2001. Damascus; Beirut. ar:وحدة الفكرين الديني والفلسفي. Unity of Philosophical and Religious thoughts. 1.
  5. Book: Marzouki, Abu Yaareb. Falsafat al-Din min Manẓour al-Fikr al-Islami. Dar al-Hadi. 2006. Beirut. ar: فلسفة الدين من منظور الفكر الإسلامي. Philosophy of Religion from the Perspective of Islamic Thought. 1.

Co-authored

  1. Book: Marzouki. Abu Yaareb. Afaq Falsafiyyah 'Arabiyyah Mu'aasirah. Tizini. Tayyeb. Tayyeb Tizini. Dar al-Fikr; Dar al-Fikr al-Mu'aasir. 2001. Damascus; Beirut. ar:آفاق فلسفية عربية معاصرة. Contemporary Arabic Philosophical Horizons. with.
  2. Book: Marzouki. Abu Yaareb. al-Naẓar wa al-'Amal wa al-Ma'ziq al-'haḍari al-'Arabi wa al-Islami al-Rahin. Hanafi. Hassan. Dar al-Fikr; Dar al-Fikr al-Mu'aasir. 2003. Damascus; Beirut. ar:النظر والعمل والمأزق الحضاري العربي الإسلامي الراهن. Theory and Practice, and the Current Islamo-Arabic Civilizational Crisis. with. Hassan Hanafi.
  3. Book: Marzouki. Abu Yaareb. Ishkaliyyat Tajdid Usul al-Fiqh. Bouti. Muhammad. Dar al-Fikr; Dar al-Fikr al-Mu'aasir. 2013. 978-9933-10-460-3. Damascus; Beirut. Problem of Reestablishing Principles of Jurisdiction. Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti. with. ar:إشكالية تجديد أصول الفقه.

Translations

from German

  1. Book: Husserl, Edmund. Afkar Mumahhida li 'ilm al-ẓahiriyyat al-khalis wa lil falsafah al-ẓahiriyyatiyyah. Jadawel. 2011. 978-614-418-044-0. Beirut. Marzouki. Abu Yaareb. ar: أفكار ممهدة لعلم الظاهريات الخالص وللفلسفة الظاهرياتية. Ideas Pertaining to a Pure Phenomenology and to a Phenomenological Philosophy. Edmund Husserl. This translation was winner of Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2012.
  2. Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, published in two volumes:
    • Book: Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Jadaliyyat ad-Din wa at-Tanweer. Kalima project. 2014. 978-9948-17-312-0. Abu Dhabi. Marzouki. Abu Yaareb. Dialectic of Religion and Enlightenment. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. ar: جدلية الدين والتنوير. Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion.
    • Book: Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Takweeniyyat al-Wa'ay al-Insani wa al-Deeni. Kalima project. 2015. 978-9948-22-766-3. Abu Dhabi. Marzouki. Abu Yaareb. ar: تكوينية الوعي الإنساني والديني. Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion. Genesis of Human and Religious Perception. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
  3. Book: Wulf, Christoph . Christoph Wulf . ʻIlm al-ʼAnāsah: al-Tārīkh wa-al-Thaqāfah wa-al-Falsafah. Kalima (ADACH); Mediterranean Publisher. 2009. 9789973889904. Abu Dhabi; Ariana . ar. ar:علم الأناسة: التاريخ والثقافة والفلسفة. Anthropology: History, Culture, and Philosophy.
  4. Book: Kuschel, Karl-Josef . al-Adyān min al-Tanāzuʻ ilá al-Tanāfus: lāsynj wa-Taḥaddī al-Islām . Kalima (ADACH). 2009. 9789948014478 . Abu Dhabi . ar . Marzouki . Abu yaareb . ar:الأديان من التنازع إلى التنافس: لاسينج وتحدي الإسلام . From Conflict to Competition of Religions: Lessing and the Challenge of Islam . al-Fandari . Munir.

from English

  1. Book: Quine, Willard Van Orman. Basit al-Mantiq al-'Hadith. Dar al-Taliaa. 1996. Beirut. Marzouki. Abu Yaareb. ar:بسيط المنطق الحديث. Elementary Logic. Willard Van Orman Quine.
  2. Book: Holton, Woody. al-Amrikiyyon al-Jawami'h wa Usul al-Dostur al-Amriki. Kalima project. 2010. 978-9948-01-586-4. Abu Dhabi. Marzouki. Abu Yaareb. ar: الأمريكيون الجوامح وأصول الدستور الأمريكي. Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution. Woody Holton.

from French

  1. Book: Duhem, Pierre. Le système du monde. Dar al-Fikr. 2005. 1-59239-476-0. Damascus. Marzouki. Abu Yaareb. The System of World. Masadir al-Falsafah al-'Arabiyyah. ar: مصادر الفلسفة العربية. Resources of Arabian Philosophy. Pierre Duhem.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. — (29 May 2024). Facebook (Self-published) link. [Many friends have wished me a happy birthday, though I am not sure how they knew it while it is written incorrectly on Wikipedia (they refused to review it) at least inasmuch as they put the month as March 29 while it is actually May 29.]
  2. Web site: أبو يعرب المرزوقي يفتح النار على حركة النهضة ويستقيل: الحكم زمن الترويكا تحوّل إلى توزيع مغانم على الأقارب والأصحاب. 7 March 2013. Turess. 2020-04-03.
  3. Book: Marzouki, Abu Yaareb. Wi'hdat al-Fikrayn al-Dini wa al-Falsafi. Dar al-Fikr; Dar al-Fikr al-Mu'aasir. 2001. Damascus; Beirut. ar:وحدة الفكرين الديني والفلسفي. Unity of Philosophical and Religious thoughts.
  4. al-Husseiny. Hanan. 17 March 2018. Unity of the Religious and Philosophical in Al-Marzouki Civilizaitonal Project. Islamiyyat Al-Ma'rifah. International Institute of Islamic Thought. 93.
  5. Web site: Optimism Reigns Over Arab Renaissance Amman Conference. Hashas. Mohammed. 3 May 2018. Reset Dialogues on Civilizations. en. 2020-04-04.
  6. Web site: International L'agence. Ville-tunisie.com. 3 May 2015. fr.
  7. News: Al Thabiti . Adel . 25 Jan 2023 . Quran burning 'populist' act of Islamophobia: Tunisian professor . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230126013602/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/quran-burning-populist-act-of-islamophobia-tunisian-professor/2797240 . 26 Jan 2023.
  8. News: Abou Yaareb Marzouki, l'" islamiste moderne " tunisien. La Croix. 23 October 2013. 3 May 2015. fr.
  9. Book: Pargeter, Alison. Routledge Handbook of International Relations in the Middle East. Routledge. 2019. 978-1-351-85952-3. Akbarzadeh. Shahram. Shahram Akbarzadeh. London; New York. 330–349. The Muslim Brotherhood and An-Nahda after the Arab Spring: a failed project.

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