Islamic modernism

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Islamic modernism is a reformist movement within Islam that seeks to reconcile Islamic faith and law with modern values, institutions, and scientific progress.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Islamic modernism canonical 36
Islamic reformism 3
Islam and modernity 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic intellectual movement ⓘ
religious reform movement ⓘ
aimsToAddress integration of modern science into Islamic education ⓘ
perceived backwardness of Muslim societies ⓘ
relationship between Islam and modern nation-state ⓘ
coreIdea compatibility of Islam and modern science ⓘ
emphasis on education and scientific learning ⓘ
emphasis on social justice within an Islamic framework ⓘ
rationalist approach to Islamic theology ⓘ
reform of Islamic law (sharia) through ijtihad ⓘ
reform of religious institutions ⓘ
reinterpretation of Islamic sources in light of contemporary conditions ⓘ
rejection of blind imitation (taqlid) ⓘ
support for constitutionalism and representative government ⓘ
criticizedBy Islamist movements ⓘ
traditionalist ulama ⓘ
criticizesConcept taqlid ⓘ
differsFrom Islamic fundamentalism ⓘ
Islamism ⓘ
secularism in Muslim societies ⓘ
emergedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
emergedInRegion Middle East ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
hasMainGoal reconcile Islam with modern values ⓘ
reconcile Islamic faith with scientific progress ⓘ
reconcile Islamic law with modern institutions ⓘ
historicalContext decline of Muslim empires ⓘ
expansion of European colonial rule in Muslim lands ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment thought ⓘ
European modernity ⓘ
colonial encounter ⓘ
prominentFigure Ali Shariati ⓘ
Fazlur Rahman ⓘ
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani ⓘ
Muhammad Abduh ⓘ
Muhammad Abduh’s disciple Rashid Rida ⓘ
linked to: Rashid Rida

Muhammad Asad ⓘ
Muhammad Iqbal ⓘ
Muhammad Rashid Rida ⓘ
linked to: Rashid Rida

Rashid Rida ⓘ
Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
linked to: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
relatedTo Islamic liberalism ⓘ
linked to: Islamic modernism

Islamic reformism ⓘ
linked to: Islamic modernism

Salafiyya (early reformist sense) ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
supports constitutional government in Muslim societies ⓘ
legal reforms to improve women’s status ⓘ
modern educational curricula including sciences ⓘ
parliamentary institutions in Muslim societies ⓘ
women’s education ⓘ
usesConcept ijtihad ⓘ
viewOnQuran Quran is compatible with reason and science ⓘ
viewOnSharia sharia is a dynamic system adaptable to changing circumstances ⓘ
viewOnSunna Sunna must be interpreted contextually ⓘ
linked to: Sunnah

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ottoman intellectuals → ideology → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Young Ottoman movement → ideology → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Syed Ameer Ali → movement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Mehdi Bazargan → movement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Indonesian nationalism → influencedBy → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Susan Buck-Morss → writesAbout → Islam and modernity ⓘ
linked to: Islamic modernism
Abdolkarim Soroush → movement → Islamic reformism ⓘ
linked to: Islamic modernism
Safahat → literaryMovement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Bang-e-Dara → literaryMovement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Javid Nama → literaryMovement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Mahmoud Mohammed Taha → movement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Nahda → hasRelatedConcept → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Islamic modernism → relatedTo → Islamic reformism ⓘ
linked to: Islamic modernism
Islamic modernism → relatedTo → Islamic liberalism ⓘ
linked to: Islamic modernism
Ali Suavi → ideology → Islamic modernism ⓘ
The Spirit of Islam → influencedBy → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Aligarh Movement → ideology → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Freedom Movement of Iran → ideology → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Quranism → relatedMovement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Quranism → relatedMovement → Islamic reformism ⓘ
linked to: Islamic modernism
Man and Islam → philosophicalTradition → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Religion and Liberty → philosophicalTradition → Islamic modernism ⓘ
The Quran and Nature → associatedWith → Islamic modernism ⓘ
al-Manār Tafsīr → intellectualCurrent → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Young Ottomans → ideology → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now → libraryOfCongressSubject → Islam—Reform ⓘ
linked to: Islamic modernism
Gülen movement → ideology → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Hatıralar → movement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Âsım → literaryMovement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Message of the East → literaryMovement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Zabur-e-Ajam → literaryMovement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Gabriel’s Wing → literaryMovement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
The Book of Eternity → associatedWith → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Qasim Amin → fieldOfWork → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi → movement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
Mahmoud Mohammed Taha → movement → Islamic modernism ⓘ
subject linked to: Taha
Republican Brotherhood → ideology → Islamic modernism ⓘ