Mustafa 'Abd ar-Raziq explained
Shaykh Mustafa Abd ar-Raziq (Arabic: مصطفى عبد الرازق) (1885 - 15 February 1947) was an Egyptian Islamic philosopher.[1]
Early life
He was born in Abu Jirj, Minya Governorate.
Career
Abd ar-Rizq succeeded Mustafa al-Maraghi as rector of al-Azhar. His appointment encountered resistance, since he was not a member of the Council of Supreme ulama: King Farouk pressured for the law to be altered to allow him to assume office.[2] Historian Fawaz Gerges characterized ar-Rizq as a "rebel member of al-Azhar" during his era.[3]
A follower of Muhammad Abduh, Abd ar-Rizq wanted "to prove the compatibility of traditional Islamic philosophy with the rationalism of modern thought".[4]
His brother, Ali Abdel Raziq, was an Egyptian scholar of Islam, religious judge and government minister.[5]
He was involved with the al-Umma party (1907–1925), an influential political party in early-20th century Egypt. He was among the contributors of al-Siyasa, newspaper of the Liberal Constitutional Party.[6] In November 1940 Raziq was appointed minister of waqf to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Hussein Sirri Pasha.[7]
Further reading
- I. M. Abu Rabi', 'Al-Azhar and rationalism in modern Egypt: the philosophical contributions of Shaykhs Mustafa 'Abd al-Raziq and 'Abd al-Halim Mahmud', Islamic Studies, vol. 27, no. 2 (Summer 1988), pp. 129–50
- G. C. Anawati and M. Borrmans, 'Le cheikh Mustafa 'Abd al-Raziq et son ecole', in Tendances et courants de l'Islam arabe contemporaine, München, 1982, pp. 30–35
- Taha Hussein, 'Le cheikh Mostafa 'Abd el-Razeq tel que je l'ai connu', Mélanges, vol. 4 (1957), pp. 249–53
Notes and References
- Book: Goldschmidt, Arthur Jr.. Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt. 26 March 2013. 2000. Lynne Rienner Publishers. 978-1-55587-229-8. 8.
- Book: Rainer Brünner. Islamic Ecumenism In The 20th Century: The Azhar and Shiism Between Rapprochement and Restraint. 131. 2004. BRILL. 978-90-04-12548-3.
- Book: Fawaz A. Gerges. Making the Arab world: Nasser, Qutb, and the clash that shaped the Middle East. 2018. 978-1-4008-9007-1. Princeton, NJ. 46–7. 1022845920.
- Book: Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi'. Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Oliver Leaman. Routledge History of World Philosophies: History of Islamic philosophy. Vol. 1. https://books.google.com/books?id=dQQOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1088. 2001. Routledge. 978-0-415-05667-0. 1088–1092. The Arab World.
- Marshall Cavendish Reference. Illustrated Dictionary of the Muslim World Muslim World. Marshall Cavendish, 2010 p.79.
- Book: Arthur Goldschmidt Jr.. Historical Dictionary of Egypt. Scarecrow Press. 2013. 978-0-8108-8025-2. 4th. Lanham, MD. 388.
- News: The New Cairo Cabinet. 26 February 2022. The Palestine Post. 18 November 1940. Cairo. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226122724/https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/pls/1940/11/18/01/article/10/?e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7CtxTI--------------1.
