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Al-Sayyid Muhammad ibn Safdar al-Afghani Philosopher, writer and Muslim revivalist Born into Hanafi family. Trained in religious sciences and philosophy Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (b. Kabul? 1838, d. Istanbul 1897)

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Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (b. Kabul? 1838, d. Istanbul 1897). Al-Sayyid Muhammad ibn Safdar al-Afghani Philosopher, writer and Muslim revivalist Born into Hanafi family. Trained in religious sciences and philosophy. Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (b. Kabul? 1838, d. Istanbul 1897). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Al-Sayyid Muhammad ibn Safdar al-Afghani Philosopher, writer and Muslim revivalist

Al-Sayyid Muhammad ibn Safdaral-Afghani

Philosopher, writer and Muslimrevivalist

Born into Hanafi family. Trainedin religious sciences andphilosophy

Jamal al-Din al-Afghani(b. Kabul? 1838, d. Istanbul 1897)

Page 2: Al-Sayyid Muhammad ibn Safdar al-Afghani Philosopher, writer and Muslim revivalist

Travelled widely, soon gainedfame for abilities as a scholarand ideas on moderninterpretation of Islam

Upset conservative religiousscholars

Jamal al-Din al-Afghani(b. Kabul? 1838, d. Istanbul 1897)

Page 3: Al-Sayyid Muhammad ibn Safdar al-Afghani Philosopher, writer and Muslim revivalist

Opposed colonialism, helped stirup opposition esp. in Egypt.Also critical of Muslim rulerswhom he saw as corrupt

Eventually imprisoned in Istanbul.Died on 9th March 1897,apparently of chin cancer…

Jamal al-Din al-Afghani(b. Kabul? 1838, d. Istanbul 1897)

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