Shaykh Mustafa Abd ar-Raziq ( Arabic: مصطفى عبد الرازق) (1885 – 15 February 1947) was an Egyptian Islamic philosopher. [1]
He was born in Abu Jirj, Minya Governorate.
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. [3] 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]
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Shaykh Mustafa Abd ar-Raziq ( Arabic: مصطفى عبد الرازق) (1885 – 15 February 1947) was an Egyptian Islamic philosopher. [1]
He was born in Abu Jirj, Minya Governorate.
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. [3] 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]
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