Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838/1839 – 1897 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sayyid Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī[11][12][13][14] (Pashto/Persian: سید جمالالدین افغانی), also known as Sayyid Jamāl ad-Dīn Asadābādī[15][16][17] (Persian: سید جمالالدین اسدآبادی) and commonly known as Al-Afghani (1838/1839 – 9 March 1897), was a political activist and Islamic ideologist who travelled throughout the Muslim world during the late 19th century. He is one of the founders of Islamic Modernism[14][18] as well as an advocate of Pan-Islamic unity in India against the British.[9][19] He has been described as having been less interested in minor differences in Islamic jurisprudence than he was in organizing a united response to Western pressure.[20][21] He is also known for his involvement with his follower Mirza Reza Kermani in the successful plot to assassinate Shah Naser-al-Din, whom Afghani considered to be making too many concessions to foreign powers, especially the British Empire.[22]
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Jamal al-Din al-Afghani سید جمالالدین افغانی | |
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Personal | |
Born | Sayyid Jamaluddin ibn Safdar 1839 |
Died | 9 March 1897 (aged 58) |
Cause of death | Cancer of the jaw[3] |
Resting place | Kabul, Afghanistan[3] |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Disputed[1][2][3] |
Creed | Disputed[1][2][3] |
Movement | Modernism Pan-Islamism[4][5] Neo-Sufism[6] Islamism[7][8] |
Notable idea(s) | Pan-Islamism α, Sunni-Shia unity, against the British[9] |
Muslim leader | |