Mahmoud Mohammed Taha
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Mahmoud Mohammed Taha was a Sudanese Islamic reformer, thinker, and political leader known for his progressive reinterpretation of Islam and his execution for opposing the Islamist regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahmoud Mohammed Taha canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic reformer
ⓘ
human ⓘ political leader ⓘ religious thinker ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| convictedBy | Islamist regime of Jaafar Nimeiri ⓘ |
| convictedOf | apostasy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sudan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-01-18 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Sudanese Islamic reformer
ⓘ
martyr for freedom of thought in Islam ⓘ progressive Muslim thinker ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Gordon Memorial College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sudanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Taha ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ political activism ⓘ religious reform ⓘ |
| founded | Republican Brotherhood ⓘ |
| fullName | Mahmoud Mohammed Taha self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Mahmoud ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | capital punishment ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | hanging ⓘ |
| movement |
Islamic modernism
ⓘ
Republican Brotherhood ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
abolition of corporal hudud punishments
ⓘ
advocacy of religious freedom in Islam ⓘ distinction between Meccan and Medinan Qur'anic verses ⓘ emphasis on Meccan verses as basis for modern Islamic law ⓘ equality between men and women in Islamic law ⓘ progressive reinterpretation of Islam ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Second Message of Islam ⓘ |
| occupation |
Islamic scholar
ⓘ
engineer ⓘ politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opposed | September Laws (1983) in Sudan ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rufa'a, Sudan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Khartoum
ⓘ
surface form:
Khartoum, Sudan
|
| politicalPosition | opponent of Islamist military regime in Sudan ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Khartoum
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surface form:
Khartoum, Sudan
Rufa'a, Sudan ⓘ |
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