Islamic modernism

E448607

Islamic intellectual movement religious reform movement

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

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Islam and modernity	1
Islamic reformism	1

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ secularism in Muslim societies ⓘ
emergedInCentury	19th century ⓘ
emergedInRegion	Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ European modernity ⓘ colonial encounter ⓘ
prominentFigure	Ali Shariati NERFINISHED ⓘ Fazlur Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamal al-Din al-Afghani NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Abduh NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Abduh’s disciple Rashid Rida NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Asad NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Rashid Rida NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashid Rida NERFINISHED ⓘ Syed Ahmad Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Islamic liberalism NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic reformism NERFINISHED ⓘ Salafiyya (early reformist sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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 → Islamic modernism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Islam and modernity

Abdolkarim Soroush → movement → Islamic modernism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Islamic reformism

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 ⓘ