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The Utilitarian Islamic Modernity of Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭār (1766–1835)
In this thesis, I describe and analyze the manifestations of modern thought in the life and works of Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭār (d. 1835), an Egyptian Islamic scholar who served as Shaykh al-Azhar in the 1830s, in concert with Muḥammad ʿAlī Pasha. These manifestations were significantly influenced by the writi...
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| description | In this thesis, I describe and analyze the manifestations of modern thought in the life and works of Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭār (d. 1835), an Egyptian Islamic scholar who served as Shaykh al-Azhar in the 1830s, in concert with Muḥammad ʿAlī Pasha. These manifestations were significantly influenced by the writings and ideas of Ottoman ʿulamāʿ and political elites which al-ʿAṭṭār would have encountered during his 10-year journey across the Empire. The thesis will also explore the content of al-ʿAṭṭār’s political, legal and social thought, which was guided by a unique form of ‘Islamic utilitarianism’ which reaches across his writings and the reforms he undertook as Shaykh al-Azhar. The thesis will also discuss al-ʿAṭṭār’s relationship with the post-classical tradition of Islamic scholarship and whether or not he can be classified as a reformist – a question which has dominated the literature on him thus far. For its sources, this thesis relies primarily on al-ʿAṭṭār's various autobiographical notes, his magnum opus of legal theory, Ḥāshiyat al-ʿAṭṭār ʿalā jamʿ al-jawāmiʿ, and his treatise on political theory, Risāla fī taḥqīq al-khilāfat al-islāmiyya, the last of which is here translated in full. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-3238 The Utilitarian Islamic Modernity of Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭār (1766–1835) Greer, Ian In this thesis, I describe and analyze the manifestations of modern thought in the life and works of Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭār (d. 1835), an Egyptian Islamic scholar who served as Shaykh al-Azhar in the 1830s, in concert with Muḥammad ʿAlī Pasha. These manifestations were significantly influenced by the writings and ideas of Ottoman ʿulamāʿ and political elites which al-ʿAṭṭār would have encountered during his 10-year journey across the Empire. The thesis will also explore the content of al-ʿAṭṭār’s political, legal and social thought, which was guided by a unique form of ‘Islamic utilitarianism’ which reaches across his writings and the reforms he undertook as Shaykh al-Azhar. The thesis will also discuss al-ʿAṭṭār’s relationship with the post-classical tradition of Islamic scholarship and whether or not he can be classified as a reformist – a question which has dominated the literature on him thus far. For its sources, this thesis relies primarily on al-ʿAṭṭār's various autobiographical notes, his magnum opus of legal theory, Ḥāshiyat al-ʿAṭṭār ʿalā jamʿ al-jawāmiʿ, and his treatise on political theory, Risāla fī taḥqīq al-khilāfat al-islāmiyya, the last of which is here translated in full. 2024-01-31T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2199 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3238/viewcontent/The_Utilitarian_Islamic_Modernity_of_Hasan_al_Attar__1766_1835_.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Islam Modernity Ottoman Empire Al-Azhar Utilitarianism Reform Nineteenth Century History Egypt Arabic Studies Islamic Studies |
| spellingShingle | Islam Modernity Ottoman Empire Al-Azhar Utilitarianism Reform Nineteenth Century History Egypt Arabic Studies Islamic Studies Greer, Ian The Utilitarian Islamic Modernity of Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭār (1766–1835) |
| title | The Utilitarian Islamic Modernity of Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭār (1766–1835) |
| title_full | The Utilitarian Islamic Modernity of Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭār (1766–1835) |
| title_fullStr | The Utilitarian Islamic Modernity of Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭār (1766–1835) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Utilitarian Islamic Modernity of Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭār (1766–1835) |
| title_short | The Utilitarian Islamic Modernity of Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭār (1766–1835) |
| title_sort | utilitarian islamic modernity of hasan al ʿattar 1766 1835 |
| topic | Islam Modernity Ottoman Empire Al-Azhar Utilitarianism Reform Nineteenth Century History Egypt Arabic Studies Islamic Studies |
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