Islamic Modernism

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Islamic Modernism is a movement to reconcile Islamic faith with modern Western values such as nationalism, democracy, rights, rationality, science, equality, and progress. It was one of several Islamic movements - including secularism and Salafism - that emerged in the middle of the 19th Century in reaction to the onslaught of Western Civilization and colonialism on the Muslim world. It differed from secularism in that it insisted on the importance of faith in public life, and from Salafism or Islamism in that it embraced contemporary European institutions. Early figures included Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, Muhammad Abduh, and Syed Ahmed Khan.

[edit] See also

• Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
• Muhammad Abduh
• Syed Ahmed Khan
• Islam and modernity
• Islamism
• Islamic revival
• Modern Islamic philosophy

[edit] Academic Sources

• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, Thompson Gale (2004)