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أمين الخولي
Amin al-Khuli was an Egyptian scholar and professor who focused on the literary study of the Quran and Islamic history. He is best known for Al-Mujaddidun fil-Islam
المجددون في الإسلام
Synopsis
Al-Khuli examines the concept of tajdid (religious renewal) in Islamic history, building on two earlier manuscripts he verified in the Egyptian National Library — al-Suyuti's compilation on the hadith naming a renewer for every century, and a companion study by al-Maraghi al-Jarjawi. He profiles historical figures traditionally identified as mujaddidun, including the Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, the jurist al-Shafi'i, Ibn Surayj, Abu Sahl al-Sa'luki, the theologian al-Ash'ari, and al-Baqillani, arguing that the impulse toward reform is native to the Islamic tradition rather than a modern import from the West. First published in 1965 by Dar al-Ma'rifa in Cairo, the year before al-Khuli's death.
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Frequently asked questions
What does "tajdid" mean in this book?
Tajdid means religious renewal — the idea, rooted in a hadith attributed to the Prophet, that God sends a reformer (mujaddid) to the Muslim community at the head of every century. Al-Khuli builds his study on two manuscripts he verified in the Egyptian National Library: Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's compilation on this hadith, and a companion survey by al-Maraghi al-Jarjawi. He argues that this impulse toward renewal in belief, worship, and law is native to the Islamic tradition, not a modern import from the West.
Which historical figures does al-Khuli profile as mujaddidun (renewers)?
The book profiles reformers traditionally identified with the tajdid hadith, including the Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, the jurist al-Shafi'i, Ibn Surayj, Abu Sahl al-Sa'luki, the theologian Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari, and Abu Bakr al-Baqillani.