reform, rationality, and modernity Haj, Samira 1945- creator text bibliography Electronic books. History. cau Stanford, Calif Stanford University Press ©2009 2009 monographic eng 1 online resource (xii, 284 pages). "Samira Raj conceptualizes Islam through a close reading of two Muslim reformers - Muhammad ibn 'Abdul Wahhah (1703-1787) and Muhammad 'Abduh (1849-1905) - each representative of a distinct trend, chronological as well as philosophical, in modern Islam. Their works are examined primarily through the prism of two conceptual questions: the idea of the modern and the formation of a Muslim subject. Approaching Islam through the works of these two Muslims, the author illuminates aspects of Islamic modernity that have been obscured and problematizes assumptions founded on the oppositional dichotomies of modern/traditional, secular/sacred, and liberal/fundamentalist. The book explores the notions of the community-society and the subject's location within it to demonstrate how Muslims in different historical contexts responded differently to theological and practical questions. This knowledge will help us better understand the conflicts currently unfolding in parts of the Arab world"--Jacket. The Islamic reform tradition -- Rethinking Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab -- Islamic reconfiguration of colonial modernity -- Governable Muslim subjects -- Love and marriage -- Conclusion. Samira Haj. Includes bibliographical references and index. Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb 1703 or 1704-1792 Muḥammad ʻAbduh 1849-1905 Muḥammad ʻAbduh 1849-1905 Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb 1703 or 1704-1792 Muḥammad Ibn-ʻAbd-al-Wahhāb ʻAbduh, Muḥammad Islamic modernism Islamic renewal Faith and reason Islam Islamic philosophy History RELIGION Islam General Faith and reason Islam Islamic modernism Islamic philosophy Islamic renewal Islam Reform BP166.14.M63 H33 2009eb 297.8 Haj, Samira, 1945- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2009 (DLC) 2008011825 9780804769754 0804769753 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=297611 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=297611 E7B 080314 20200709055229.0 ocn646811461 eng